Today is 23rd march, a national holiday but we have to revisit our 67 year history. had we adopted 23rd march resolution as spirit of constitution things would be very different in Pakistan. Allahbad address of Allama Iqbal of 1930, 23rd March resolution 1940 and august 11 speech of jinnah were in harmony with the notions of safeguards of minorities, provincial autonomy and acceptance of diversity yet after the death of Jinnah Liaqat Ali Khan, Moulvi Tameezudin, Sir zafrullah, Khwaja Nazimudin, Abdur Rab Nishtar, Sahbir ahmad usmani and Moduddi supported Objective Resolution which was the first departure from 23rd March. Ghulam Muhammad was the only sane voice along with mian Iftiqar u din , mamdot and shurawardy. It was Ghulam Muhammad who used his pressure and due to which Objective Resolution became part of preamble instead of Liaqat ali's wish to include it in the proposed constitution.
Both Pakistan and India were created under an act of British parliament; Act of Independence 1947 and in both newly formed countries first responsibility of the constituent assemblies was to make Constitution. Yet in our part ICS officers had fears from parliamentary system so they played smartly under the cover of One nation theory, One nation, One language and One religion i-e Objective Resolution. hence delay in constitution was 2nd attack on 23rd march resolution. Declaration of Urdu a Sole national language in 1952 was 3rd attack on 23rd march. Creation of One unit in 1954 was similar to Lucknow pact politics and at that time Allama Iqbal and Hakim ajmal Khan like people objected it timely yet afterwards even great C R das too opposed it. so One unit was 4rth attack on 23rd march resolution. Another attack was 1956 constitution which was free from Senate. Marshallah of 1958 by military chief was another attack on the resolution and its parliamentary spirit.
No doubt, 1973 constitution was a real time effort by politicians to revive the spirit of 23rd march Resolution yet Zia jeopardise all hopes once again. it was zia who included Objective resolution in the constitution and then rest was history till 2008. Indeed, NFC award and 18th amendments in 2010 protected the spirit once again and this time the credit went to politicians again. In 2013, Pakistan witnessed its first democratic transition which is a move in spirit of 23rd March resolution. Yet March 23rd killers are still wandering in streets. So be-aware and keep an eye on them. read and enjoy it
آج 23 مارچ ہے جو ہمیں اس دن کی یاد دلاتا ہے جب آج سے 74 برس قبل پنجاب کے دل لاہور میں آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ نے فیصلہ کن تحریک کا آغاز کیا تھا۔ اجلاس کی پشت پناہی وزیراعظم پنجاب سر سکندر حیات کر رہے تھے جبکہ قرارداد پیش کرنے والے بنگال کے وزیراعظم مولوی اے کے فصل الحق تھے۔
اس قرارداد میں وہی سیاسی بصیرت مدنظر تھی جس کا اظہار 1930 میں علامہ اقبال نے تاریخی آلٰہ آبادی خطبے میں کیا تھا۔ مسلم اکثریتی علاقوں کو اکائیوں کی شکل میں خودمختاری دینے کے اردگرد بنی اس قرارداد کے ذریعے مسلم لیگ نے اپنا سارا بھار مسلم اکثریتی صوبوں کے حق میں ڈال دیا تھا۔
مسلم لیگ نے تو اس دستاویز کو"قرارداد لاہور" کہا تھا مگر کانگرس کے حمایت یافتہ میڈیا نے اسے "قرارداد پاکستان" کا عنوان دے کر اس کے خلاف بھرپور اخباری مہم چلائی۔
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مضبوط مرکز کا فلسفہ 23 مارچ کی قرارداد کے خلاف پہلا حملہ تھا کہ جس کے لیے قرارداد مقاصد کو استعمال کیا گیا۔ ایک مذہب (اسلام)، ایک زبان (اُردو) اور مضبوط مرکز کے نام پر قومی تعمیر نو (Nation building) کا جو بیڑہ اٹھایا گیا تھا وہ قرارداد لاہور سے روگردانی تھی۔
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