Bribes for Votes Speech at Workers’ Meeting, Campbellpur, October 30, 1968

Gentlemen, whatever is in Pakistan belongs to the people. I also belong to you. I have promised that Insha Allah our time shall come soon. At the moment I am not going to say very much because when I utter something the Government starts shouting, “Official Secret, Official Secret.”

It is said that the Basic Democrats are corrupt. I advise the Basic Democrats to accept bribes from the Government. If the Government tries to pay them some money, they should try to extract the maximum. If they are offered three thousand, they should demand five thousand. But I must warn each one of them to cast his vote according to the wishes of the people. If they cast their votes in favor of the Government, we shall call them to account, because their votes are a sacred trust of the people.

We are not afraid of this system. It is said that no one can change the Government under this system. I say whatever the system, if the people are against a Government, that Government is bound to go. Governor Musa has leveled 21 charges against me. I have answered these charges and an opposition newspaper has published my answers.