SIR GHULAM HUSSAIN HIDAYATULLAH AND PAKISTAN

SIR GHULAM HUSSAIN HIDAYATULLAH & PAKISTAN

SIR GHULAM HUSSAIN HIDAYATULLAH & PAKISTAN

(WHAT HE SAID AS THE PRESIDENT OF SINDH AZAD CONFERENCE HELD ON 28^thof July 1934 at KHALIKDINO HALL AT KARACHI ?. Research by Dr. Dur MuhammadPathan, Founder Gul Hayat Institute. Website  http://www.gulhayat.com/Email  sindhilegend@yahoo.com)

ober is his death date. He was born in January 1879 in Shikarpur and waseducated at Shikarpur High School,D.J.Sindh College, Govt Law School Bombay. Hedid Graduation in Arts & Law from Bombay University. Entered in Public lifein 1904. He was Vice President of Hyderabad Municipality and first non –official president of the Hyderabad District Local Board. Entered BombayLegislative Council in 1912 and remained up to 1920. He was Minister of theGovt. of Bombay from January 1921 to June 1928. He remained three times  a member of Executive Council of Governor ofBombay from 1928 to 1934.He was deputed to the Round Table Conference by IndianGovt. on two occasions. He Remained Member of the Council of State for sixmonths. He was elected member of Idian Legislative Assembly. He took leadingpart in the Movement for separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency. Heremained Premier and Governor of Sindh. He breathed his last in 1948.

The Movement for the separation of Sindh was not theMovement of the people, by the people and for the people. It was a brain childof the Business community of Karachi. They were facing trouble in getting theiradministrative problems solved in time. They influenced our leaders also. SethHarchandrai vishindas was one of them. He was the first Sindhi leaders to speakon the subject. In almost all Sindh Provicial Conferences, this matter cameunder discussion and the separation was demanded with strong words. When SethHarchandrai and other Hindus look into the matter from political view, theystarted opposing the idea. Muslim leaders of Sindh intended to rule Sindh withlion’s share, therefore, they launched the movement with all available chances,oppurtunities and favours. It was bad luck for Sindh and Sindhi Hindus thatHarchandrai Vishindas was no more in this world. He was a believer of Hindu –Muslim Unity. In his absence the issue was not dwelt with properly by Sindhi Hindus.Though, Prof. Chhablani did his level best to advocate the anti – separation caseacademically, but most of Sindhi Hindus fought the war out of Sindh: in Englandand other parts of India. Sindhi Upper Class made Sindh as their battle –field. They held four big Sindh Azad Conferences in Sindh and managed tomisguide people and got support. As they knew well that people can be gatheredand exploited in the name of religion and nationalism. The first Sindh AzadConference was held on 18^th of April 1932 at Karachi with ShaikhAbdul Majeed Sindhi as its president, second was held on 15^thofNovember 1932 at Hyderabad and it was presided over by Allam Yousuf Ali and onthis occasion Sindh Azad Conference Party was formed with Sir Shahnawaz Bhuttoas its president. Third conference was held on 26^thof April 1934 atSukkur with K.B. Pir Bux as its president. The fourth and last Sindh AzadConference was held on 28^th of July 1934 at Karachi and it waspresided over by Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah. His presidential address isof historical importance and reflects the psychology of our Upper Class.Though, the comlete text of his address and proceedings of the said conferenceare available with Gul Hayat Institute, but can not be shared here as it willbe irrelevant here. However, abstact from his address is repoduced here so asreaders can form on their own the opinon about political vision & wisdom ofSir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah.
In the course of his speech, he said:

The first fear of our Hindu friends is that we Mohammedans are going tohave a Pakistan, that is, a Mohammadan combine and domination, with Sindh,Baluchistan, Punjab and N.W.F.P all joining hands.

In Sindh we have, no doubt, a majority, but the Hindu minority is a veryeffective one, in Baluchistan the question has not yet arisen, in the Punjab,if the new Councils are introduced, we may have a majority only by a catchvote, in N.W.F.Province, we are in an overwhelming majority, but can anythingbe said of any harm coming to the Hindus from Mohammadans there?

It is therefore far from the intention of Mohammadans of this province toestablish a Pakistan. The Mohammadans of this Province do not wish Sindh to beamalgamted with the Punjab, where their co – religionists have a majority. Hadthere been any such intention on their part, the most natural thing for themwould have been to join the Punjab, as every thing is common between the two,and this would be even with Hindus of Sindh, most of whom say that they hailfrom the Punjab, and have their shrines there…….