MUJIB CONGRATULATES PEOPLE FOR STIRRING
RESPONSE TO HIS CALL
DIRECTIVE TO BANKS, OFFICES TO DISBURSE SALARIES
Text of the statement on
Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, Chief of Awami League has asked the Government and
non-Government offices where employees have not yet been paid their salaries,
to function between 2-30 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. for the purposes of disbursing
salaries during the next two days of Hartal.
In
a statement issued tonight, he said that the banks should also function during
these hours (2-30 p.m. to 4-30 p.m.) for the purpose of cash transaction within
"Bangla Desh" only including payment of salary cheques.
The
Sheikh congratulated the heroic masses of "Bangla Desh" for the
stirring response to the call to protest against the conspiracy to perpetuate
exploitation and colonial rule. He said people must remember that no people
have attained freedom without extreme sacrifice and therefore asked them to
remain prepared to continue their struggle for emancipation at any cost.
Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman said:
"I
congratulate our heroic masses for the stirring response made by every man,
woman and child of Bangla Desh to our call to protest against the conspiracy
to perpetuate exploitation and colonial rule. The people of the world should
know of the courage and determination with which the unarmed civilians of
Bangla Desh-workers, peasants and students-have demonstrated against the denial
of their rights-even in the face of bullets.
"I
also congratulate our resolute people for having withstood the hardships and
sacrifices which the continuing hartal imposes on them. They must, however,
remember that no people have attained freedom without extreme sacrifice. The
people therefore must remain prepared to continue their struggle for emancipation
at any cost.
Exemptions
"While
the hartal is to continue on the 5th and 6th March from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., it is
necessary to extend the following exemptions:
(1)
Government and non-Government offices where employees have not as yet been paid
their salaries should function between 2-30 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. for the purpose
only of disbursing salaries. .
Banks
should function within these hours (2-30 to 4-30 p.m.) for the purpose of cash
transactions within Bangla Desh only in respect of salary cheques not exceeding
Rs. 1,500. No remittances should be effected outside Bangla Desh through the
State Bank or otherwise. The State Bank should take necessary action in this
connection.
Ration
shops and food suppliers should utilise this opportunity for their
transactions.
(2)
The following essential services are exempted:
(a) Hospitals and medicine shops (b) Ambulance cars
(c) Doctors cars (d) Press (e) Press cars (f) Water supply (g) Gas supply (h)
Electric supply (i) Local telephones and trunk telephones with other districts
of Bangla Desh (j) Fire service (k) Sweepers and scavenger trucks.
(THE DAWN, Karachi-March 5. 1971)
Source: