Ebarer Songram Amader Muktir Songram: Full Speech | 7th March
The Significance and Importance of the 7th March Speech
Historic March 7, 1971.
It is a day of unforgettable glory written in gold letters in the history of the freedom struggle and liberation war of the Bengali nation.
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| The Significance and importance of the 7th march speech |
At the historic Race Course Ground (now Suhrawardy Udyan), the undisputed leader of the Bengali nation, the best Bengali of the millennium, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a just demand for the rights of the people of Bangladesh in a turbulent sea.
The historic March 7th speech was from 2:45 pm - 3:03 pm (18 minutes).
Key points:
* Review of the overall situation;
* Explain one's role and position;
* Focus on the role of West Pakistani politicians;
* Call for repeal of martial law;
* Threats to deal with oppression and military aggression; * Announcing the decision to continue the general strike in East Pakistan until the demand is met and calling for an end to repression and aggression.
★ Significance and significance:
Bangabandhu's speech on March 7, 1971, on the eve of the Great War of Liberation, united the entire Bengali nation and inspired it with the mantra of independence. Responding to Bangabandhu's call without going for any compromise, 3 million people sacrificed their lives for the independence of the country, which is unprecedented in the history of the world.
Speeches and speeches are delivered at both national and international levels. However, not all speeches or statements have the same importance and significance. Speeches that guide the nation, inspire nationalist ideology and individualism, and even participate in bloody revolutions can snatch the flag of victory on the world map; Such speeches are considered exceptional speeches. In this context, the speech given by the architect of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7 at the racecourse ground is unique. This speech was exceptional in its ability to unite the nation in terms of Bangabandhu's extraordinary, hypnotic, energetic, eloquence, perseverance, foresight, far-reaching thinking, timely need to create environmental conditions. This speech brought together the young and old Banita of the then East Pakistan under one banner. This speech was basically a certificate of the liberation of the Bengali nation.
The history of our freedom struggle is intertwined with the outstanding contribution of the Father of the Nation. In his speech, which was shining with his unique eloquence and political wisdom, he announced the political situation, the emotions, dreams, and aspirations of the Bengalis in a thunderous voice.
‘This time the struggle is for our liberation,
This time the struggle is for freedom ',
Which was basically a call for freedom.
In that continuity of the historic speech, on 26 March 1971, the Father of the Nation declared the much-desired independence of the Bengali nation. The importance and significance of the speech of March 7 are immense in achieving the independence of this country for a good reason.
Speech context:
Although the Awami League won a majority in Pakistan's National Assembly elections in 1970, Pakistan's military ruling party began delaying the transfer of power to the party. In this situation, the President of Pakistan General Yahya Khan convened a session of the National Assembly on 3 March. But unexpectedly, on March 1, the session was adjourned indefinitely. The news sparked protests in East Pakistan. Under the leadership of Awami League chief Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a simultaneous hartal was observed in Dhaka on March 2 and across the country on March 3. He announced the program of the all-out non-cooperation movement in the whole of East Bengal at a huge public meeting held at Paltan Maidan on 3 March. It was against this background that a large number of people gathered at the Racecourse Maidan on March 7; The whole ground turned into a sea of people. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historic speech for the benefit of the people and the nation as a whole.
On October 30, 2017, UNESCO included this speech in the Memory of the World Register.
Director-General Irina Bekova announced the inclusion in the UNESCO office in Paris.
The March 7 speech was ranked among the top 41 speeches in the world by British historian Jacob F. Field's collection of speeches, The Speech the Inspired History.
Full Speech:
My brothers, today I have appeared before you with a sad heart. You all know and understand. We have tried with our lives. But sadly, today in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur the highways are stained with my brother's blood. Today the people of Bengal want liberation, the people of Bengal want to live, the people of Bengal want their rights. What did I do wrong? After the election, the people of Bangladesh completely voted for me, the Awami League. Our National Assembly will sit, we will make the constitution there and we will build this country. The people of this country will be liberated economically, politically, and culturally. But sadly, today we have to say sadly the tragic history of 23 years, the history of the oppression of Bengal, the history of the blood of the people of Bengal.
The history of 23 years is the history of the cries of dying men and women. History of Bengal - History of painting the highways with the blood of the people of this country. I gave blood in 1952. Even after winning the election in 1954, we could not sit on the mat. Ayub Khan issued martial law in 1958 and kept us as slaves for 10 years. My sons were shot dead on June 6, 1966, during the 6-point movement. After the fall of Ayub Khan in the 1969 movement, when Yahya Khan took over the government, he said, give the country a constitution, give democracy - we agreed. Then a lot of history was made, elections were held. I met with President Yahya Khan. I, as the leader of the Majority Party of Pakistan, not just Bengal, requested him to convene a session of the National Assembly on 15th February. He didn't talk about me, he talked about Mr. Bhutto. The first week will be in March, he said.
We said, OK, we'll sit in the assembly. I said I will discuss in the assembly - I have even said so far if someone speaks fairly, we will accept his fair words even if we are more than one in number. Mr. Bhutto came here, discussed. He said, the door of discussion is not closed, there will be more discussions. Then the other leaders, I talked to them - you come, sit down, we will talk and make a constitution.
He said if West Pakistani members come here, the slaughterhouse will be the assembly. He said that whoever went would be killed. If anyone comes to the assembly, it will be forcibly stopped from Peshawar to Karachi. I said the assembly will continue. Then suddenly the assembly was closed on the 1st. Mr. Yahya Khan convened the Assembly as President. I said I would go. Mr. Bhutto said he would not go. 35 members came here from West Pakistan. Then suddenly it was stopped, the people of Bengal were blamed, I was blamed. After the closure, the people of this country became protesting.
I said you observe the strike peacefully. I said you shut down the factory. The people responded. People voluntarily took to the streets, determined to continue their struggle peacefully.
What did we get? I bought weapons with my money to protect the country from external enemy attacks. Today, those weapons are being used against the poor and miserable unarmed people of my country - they are being shot in the chest. We are the majority in Pakistan - whenever we Bengalis try to come to power, they jump on us.
He spoke to me on the telephone. I told him, General Yahya Khan, you are the President of Pakistan, look how my poor, my Bengali people have been shot in the chest. How my mother's lap was emptied, how people were killed, you come, see, judge. He said, "I have accepted that there will be a round table conference on the 10th." I said long ago, what a round table, who will I sit with? Will I sit with those who have taken the blood of my human chest? Suddenly, without consulting me, he held a secret meeting for five hours and said that he had given all the blame on me, on the people of Bengal.
My brothers called the assembly on the 25th. The bloodstains did not dry out. I have said on the 10th that Mujibur Rahman cannot join the RTC by shedding the blood of those martyrs.
The assembly has called, I have to accept the demand. First, martial law must be withdrawn. All military personnel must return to the barracks. The manner in which the murder was committed must be investigated. And power must be handed over to the people's representatives. Then we will consider whether we can sit in the assembly or not. We can't sit in the assembly before that. I, I do not want the Prime Minister. We want the rights of the people of this country. I would like to say in clear words, from today in this court-kanchari, court-criminal, educational institutions will be closed indefinitely.
The strike of all other things will not continue from tomorrow so that the poor will not suffer so that my people will not suffer. Rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages, trains will run, launches will run - only ... Secretariat, Supreme Court, High Court, Judge Court, Semi-Government Offices, WAPDA will not run. On the 28th the employees will go and bring the salary. Then if the salary is not paid, and if a shot is fired, and if my man is killed - I have a request to you, build forts in every house.
You have to deal with the enemy with everything you have and everything you have on the road to life - if I can't give orders, you will stop. We will kill in rice, we will kill in water. You are my brother, you stay in the barracks, no one will tell you anything. But don't try to shoot me in the chest anymore. We can't control seven crore people. No one can beat us when we have learned to die.
And all the people who have been martyred, injured, we will try to help them as much as we can from the Awami League. Those who can give a little money to our relief committee. And all the workers who have joined the seven-day strike will have their wages paid. I tell government employees to obey what I say.
Until my country is liberated, the rent tax is stopped - no one will pay. Remember, the enemy forces have entered, will create quarrels among themselves, will loot. In this Bengal, there are Hindus, Muslims, Bengalis, and non-Bengalis who are our brothers. It is your job to discover what that is and to bring it about. Remember, the staff of radio-television, if they do not listen to us on the radio, then no Bengali will go to the radio station. If television does not give us news, do not go to any Bengali television. Banks will be open for 2 hours so that people can collect their dues. Not a single penny can be shipped from East Bengal to West Pakistan.
Telephone, telegram will run in our East Bengal and if you want to send the news to foreign countries, you will run. But if an attempt is made to annihilate the people of this country, the Bengalis will act sensibly. In every village, in every mahalla, Sangram Parishad was formed under the leadership of the Awami League. And be prepared for whatever you have. When I have given blood, I will give more blood. I will release the people of this country inshallah.
This time the struggle is for our liberation, this time the struggle is for freedom, Joy Bangla.