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Red Shirt leader, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, as an "enemy
trying seriously to undermine the Pakistan Government",
and characterized the oath of allegiance taken by him and
his party as "'nothing better than a farce".
" We will not hesitate to take measures if and when
we feel necessary in the interests of our peace-loving citi-
zens," he significantly added.
Badshah Khan was dubbed a disruptionist. " The
more I think, the more I find myself unable to understand
what the powers that be are heading for," remarked Bad-
shah Khan in a press statement. " They appeal for soli-
darity and strength of the State in the name of Islam, but
at the same time they are pursuing a policy of short-
sightedness and petty-mindedness towards those of us who
are at one with them in the fundamental principle of
Pakistan's strength, plenty and prosperity, but who con-
scientiously differ from them as regards methods, approach
and outlook towards that end.
" In the sister Dominion of India, before Partition, the
Hindu Mahasabha and Dr. Ambedkar's Scheduled Castes
Federation were deadly opposed to the Congress consist-
ently at every step, but immediately when India attained
freedom, all rival parties joined hands with the
result that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Ambedkar
are now colleagues of Pandit Nehru and Sardar PateL
although they have not merged their respective organiza-
tions in the Congress Party in power. As against this,
what is happening in Pakistan is utterly unfortunate and
if this continues, not 'only those Muslim League leaders but
the nation itself will have to suffer. I have so many times,
through press and platform, pledged our loyalty to Paki-
stan, but still division is being created between Muslims
and Muslims by their unfriendly, rather inimical attitude
towards my party-men. I told them frankly. 'We don't
come in the way of your administration, we don't want
power, let Ministries, etc., be your monopoly, allow us to-
serve our countrymen in our own constructive way/ but
even then they would not leave us to ourselves."
On the conclusion of the Constituent Assembly's ses~