Published on 12:00 AM, March 04, 2023

The manifesto for independence

Shahjahan Shiraj reading out the manifesto for independence in presence of Bangabandhu on March 3, 1971.

Bangladesh is the name of an independent and sovereign state comprising 54,506 square miles of land, which is home to 70 million people. Three under-mentioned goals have to be achieved by forming this state:

Through forming a free and sovereign Bangladesh, a strong, powerful Bangalee nation has to emerge and its language, literature and culture have to be established in the world

Socialist economy and politics of farmers and workers have to be established in all the districts to eradicate discrimination

Freedom of speech, personal freedom, freedom of media and unadulterated democracy has to be established

Action plan to conduct fight for independence

"Committee for the struggle for independence" has to be formed in every village, locality, thana, sub-district, town and district

Cooperation of people from all walks of life has to be sought and people have to be united for the cause

Liberation force has to be formed by organising workers and farmers in rural areas

Communal sentiment between Hindu-Muslim and Bangalee-non Bangalee must be abolished and harmony has to be ensured

Communication must be maintained and any anti-social, vindictive activity has to be stopped to move the struggle for independence forward

Action plan for the struggle for independence

All laws promulgated by this foreign, colonial government have to be proclaimed unlawful

West Pakistani, non-Bangalee army deployed by this regime has to be identified as an occupation force and must be eliminated

Giving tax to this current foreign and colonial regime must be stopped

Preparation of armed resistance and counter-attack must be taken to counter the forces deployed by this colonial regime

All organisations have to be formed with scientific and democratic ideology

"Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomay Bhalobashi", authored by Rabindranath Tagore, will be regarded as the national anthem of Bangladesh.

All products of West Pakistan must be boycotted and an all-out non-cooperation movement has to be organised all over the country

All flags of Pakistan must be burnt and those have to be replaced by the national flag of Bangladesh

People must help the freedom fighters and cooperate with them to continue the struggle for independence

 

Sources:

Books

Jatiya Rajniti 1945-1975 (author: Oli Ahad)

Bangladesher Shadhinota Juddho: Dalil Patra (part-2)

Newspapers

The Daily Ittefaq

The Daily People

The Daily Jugantor (Kolkata)

The Daily Azad