On One Unit Press Statement, Larkana, November 24. 1954

Relentless efforts are being made to write the last chapter of Sindh’s history by those who erroneously think that the ancient land of Moenjodaro came into existence only when the British deemed it prudent to cut up the subcontinent into small areas for administrative purposes. Thus the battle of Miane is a figment of our imagination.

It is most painful to have baseless accusations hurled at us merely because we are striving to preserve all that is dear and sacred to us. If it really was a question of vested interests, a feudal lord would not have become a Chief Minister in order to ram One Unit down our throats.

As for genuine fears—they are indeed genuine. No province or administrative device can erase them in the near future. The history of the last seven years serves as a witness.

Sindh played a valiant part in the creation of a state in which she expected to be an equal partner of all component units. Sindh still stands for that equitable distribution of political power between all the provinces and not merely between the two major units.