AWAMI LEAGUE
IS DETERMINED TO FRAME CONSTITUTION
ON SIX, ELEVEN-POINT PLAN
MUJIB REGRETS DELAY IN CONVENING NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY SESSION
Statement in
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Awami League Chief,
regretted today the unnecessary delay in convening the National Assembly and
said it seemed another conspiracy to deprive the people of their own
Government.
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reiterated that his party was
determined to frame a -constitution on the basis of its six point programme.
He said: " We want to frame a constitution and
we shall frame it on the basis of six-point programme. Those who would accept
it, let them accept and those who won't (accept) let them not accept it."
The Awami League Chief said that his party was in
majority in
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman said that people had reposed
confidence in his party and " only the representatives of the people are
competent to frame a constitution for the country." " No one else
has that right (to frame the constitution) " he said.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman referred to his party's
victory in last December elections and their expectation to frame a
constitution to help the induction of a people's Government to solve their
problems and said "conspiracy is still going on."
He said, "
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 'said, "The Awami
Leaguers are true to their promise and they don't go back on their
promise." If necessary, we will again suffer jail term, but we can't
deviate from the principle." He said that he and his party men were not
afraid of anyone except God, adding that if the ruling clique had thought they
could frighten them, they were mistaken.
In this connection he referred to " jail-zoolum
" of Ayub regime on him and other Awami Leaguers. He told the Awami
Leaguers that the struggle had not ended, it had only started and asked them to
remain prepared for sacrifice for the sake of posterity.
Shiekh Mujibur Rahman restating his party's stand on
framing the constitution referred to the oath taken by his party MNAs and MPAs
at Ramna Race Course for framing it on the basis of six-point and 11-point
programmes.
He said that in the joint meeting of the Awami
League Parliamentarians in the National and Provincial Assemblies and in, the
Party Working Committee meeting during the middle of February " decisions
would be taken on our future course of action."
The Awami League Chief referred to the acute food
shortage, price spiral in the province and recent cyclone devastation, and said
" we can't allow our people to die and to be exploited." He listed
various problems being faced by the people and said that his party wanted to
take away the . resources from the exploiters and distribute those among the
people. He said that after elections they had hoped to frame a Constitution,
and to take over the responsibility of administration and " to go all-out
to solve the problems of the people."
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman said that the ruling clique
and the exploiters had created such multifarious problems in different spheres
of life that even if his party came to power it would be terribly difficult to
solve those problems immediately. He said that
The Awami League Chief asked his partymen to remain
prepared, adding: If time comes I will give a call to you. Power has to come to
us and none can stop it. When power comes to us, we will go all out to solve
the problems of our people."
He said he was hopeful of a bright and prosperous
future of the Bengalees. " We will succeed because we are fighting for
truth."
(THE DAWN, Karachi-February 10, 1971)
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