SINDH PEOPLES PARTY
Most of people of
our times are of opinion that Peoples Party
was formed by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. No doubt
it is correct but he was Sir Shahnawaz Khan Bhutto
who coined the name for the party and formed Sindh
Peoples Party in 1943 with the cooperation of his
contemporary political leaders like G.M Syed, Khan
Bahadur Allah Bux Soomro and Syed Meeran Muhammad
Shah, etc.
The Gul Hayat
Institute, well known for preservation of source
material on history culture and literature of sindh
has collected, preserved and documented the first
ever document of draft of the Minutes of the
meeting. This document is reproduced here with for
research purposes.
A meeting of the
following friends was held under the president ship
of Sir S.N Bhutto, Kt. C.I.E., on 12th
June 1934 at Haider Manzil, Karachi.
1.
Sir S.N Bhutto Kt.
2.
K.B Allah Bux
3.
Syed Miran Md. Shah
4.
Mir Hatim A. Alvi
5.
Mr. Maula Bux Soomro
6.
Mr. Mohammad Ali Shah of Darbelo
7.
Mr. Mohammad Matari
8.
Pir Bakadar Shah
9.
G.M Sayed
After some
discussion it was decided to form a political party
to be named “Peoples Party”. The meeting was then
adjourned to be held at 9.00 a.m. on the following
day. The following were present at the adjourned
meeting held on 13th
June 1934. K. B. Allah Bux was in the chair.K.B.
Allah Bux
1.
Miran Mohammad Shah
2.
Pir Bakadar Shah
3.
Mr. Maula Bux Soomro
4.
K. B. Chakar Khan
5.
Mohammad Ali Shah Of Matari
6.
Mohammad Ali Shah of Darbelo
7.
Shah Nawaz Shah
8.
G. M Sayed
Constitution of the
party was framed and passed as per copy attached.
The following office
hearers of the party were then appointed:-
Leader Sir S .N Bhutto
Deputy Leader
1. Mr. K.B Allah Bux
2. Mr. Miran Mohammad
Shah
General Secretary
& Treasurer
Mr. Hatim A. Alavi
Jt. Secretary
Mr. G. M Sayed
It was then resolved
that in addition to above office bearers there
should be a Working Committee to be formed of 40
members, five to be enrolled from each district of
Sindh by each of the following eight members:-
1.
K.B. Chakarkhan to enroll members from
Upper Sindh district
2.
K. B. Allah Bux _do_
Sukkur dist.
3.
K. B.
Bhutto
_do_ Larkana dist.
4.
Miran Mohammad Shah
_do_ Hyderabad Dist.
5.
K.B. Mohammad Pariyal
_do_ Dadu
6.
Haji Abdul Rahim Shah
_do_ Karachi
7.
K.S.F.S Mirza
_do_ Nawabshah
8.
K.B.G.N Shah
_do_ Tharparkar
The General
Secretary was authorizes to take immediate steps to
organize the party on the above lines.
DRAFT RULE FOR
THE PROPOSED POLITICAL PARTY
1.
Name of the party will be “People’s Party”.
2.
Head Quarter Karachi (Office)
3.
Objects will be as under:-
(a)To
organize public workers in the different parts of
the country under the banner of above named party,
and carry on programme made from time to time for
works of the Legislative Council and Assembly.
(b)
To
propagate party principles in the country by
lectures, broadcasting, pamphlets and through
party’s daily paper.
(c)
Carry on elections on party principles and tickets.
(d)
Prepare program from time to time for the work of
council for reconstruction, social reform, economic
progress, women welfare and broadening political
outlook.
4.
Membership:
1.
Lender will pay Rs. 50/- per month
2.
Other office bears Rs. 25/- per month.
3.
Working committee members Rs. 5/- per month.
5.
Attached application form for membership will have
to be signed by every person desiring to join the
party.
6.
Rules and bylaws:-
For the fulfillment
and guidance of the different objects, rules and
byelaws will be made form time to time.
7.
Rules for council election:
(a)
Party members will be bound by honour to stand by
party decision and help those members who have been
selected by working committee and stand on the party
ticket.
(b)
Every such person selected by the party for the
(local) council, will pay Rs. 500/- .
8.
Working committee:
Working committee
will consist of five members from each district.
9.
District branches:-
They will work under
the same constitution by contributing half of their
income to the central. Every branch will have:-
1.
General body.
2.
Working committee
3.
Leader
4.
Two Deputy Leaders
5.
One secretary
6.
One Treasurer
Working committee
will have two members from each Taluka. Head quarter
offices will be at the head quarters of the revenue
district.
Note:- this will be
in practice after thorough organization.
10.
Office Bearers:-
a.
Leader
b.
Two Deputy Directors
c.
One Secretary
d.
Jt. Secretary & Treasurer
e.
Working Committee of 40 members, five from
each districts.
11.
Committees:
a.
Press Committee
b.
Propaganda Committee
c.
Political committee
d.
Election committee
e.
Grievance redressing Committee
12.
Party will have its own liberty at the central
office.
13.
Party will have its own daily vernacular as well as
English paper as soon as funds permit.
14.
Functions of different committees:
a.
Press Committee:
will have to organize, manage and frame policies of
the paper from time to time.
b.
Propaganda committee:
carry on orders of the party and broadcast them by
different methods.
c.
Political committee:
to watch and settle the local situation so as to
keep the party solid one.
d.
Election committee:
at the time of election, carry on election campaign
under the orders of the party for the persons
selected by the party.
e.
Grievance Redressing Committee:
from very cornor of the country in the head office
party, members will have to send their complaints
for which this committee will try its level best to
redress the complaints either by press, platform or
through councils.
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