I am posting this in an effor to make more people aware of what the Sindhi qaum wanted from Pakistan and what it has actually gotten. This is not meant as a endorsement of GM Syed’s views, nor would I say I completely disagree with he had to say. He was a human and not perfect.
http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/18/nat27.htm
G M Syed lauded for his struggle
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Jan 17: Speakers at a function held here on Monday paid rich tributes to the founder of Jeay Sindh movement, late G M Sayed, for his services for the cause of ‘oppressed nations’ , saying that the veteran Sindhi leader had never compromised on principles.
They were of the view that Mr Syed, who fought throughout his life for the emancipation of Sindhi people, was a symbol of all the finest qualities attributed to the land of Sindh and its culture - peace, freedom and humanism.
The speakers said Mr Syed valiantly fought against all despotic regimes in the country to achieve rights of Sindh, which, according to his political philosophy, also included the right to independent statehood.
Most of the speakers opposed the government move to launch operation in Balochistan and expressed their complete solidarity with the Baloch people in, what they called, their ‘struggle against tyranny’.
The speakers opposed the construction of Kalabagh Dam and Thal canal, terming these projects anti-Sindh, saying these would turn Sindh into a barren land. The event was organized by the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (centre) to observe the 102nd birth anniversary of G M Sayed, which was presided over by its chairman Abul Khalique Junejo.
Those who spoke on the occasion included the secretary general of the National Workers’ Party, Yusuf Mustikhan, NWP leader Usman Baloch, Jammu Kashmir Awami National Party’s advocate Zarin Khan, advocate Noorudin Sarki, B M Kutty, Siraiki leader Majid Kanjoo, Allama Mukhtar Ali Rizvi, Sindhi intellectual Mumtaz Mehr, Muslim Shamim of the Progressive Writers, Prof Tipo Sultan (PMA) and others.
Describing the personality of the late leader as an embodiment of all human virtues, they said Mr Syed had always opposed the politics of religious fanaticism and hatred as he strongly believed in peace and stood for unity among the oppressed people.
Recalling the services of the late leader, Mr Mustikhan said the best way to pay tribute to Mr Syed was to continue his struggle against the forces of tyranny.
Mr Khan strongly opposed the military operation in Balochistan, saying that it would have negative impact on the solidarity of the country, saying that the Baloch people could not be left alone in their struggle, as this time they would be fully supported by all the opperessed people in the country.
He criticized President Gen Musharraf for hurling threats on Baloch leaders, and reminded the rulers that the Baloch people could not be subdued by force in the past by the military rulers.
He said had the government been serious in establishing its writ, it could have easily done this in Lyari, Karachi, where people had been made hostage by crime mafia for over a year.
The NWP leader urged the Sindhi nationalists, intellectuals and professionals to form a committee for holding protest rallies against any military operation in Balochistan.
JSM chief Abdul Khalique Junejo pledged to continue the mission of the founder of the movement, adding that it had been proved that the army was the sole custodian of power in Pakistan.
He said President Gen Musharraf had been using the same language against the leaders of Sindh and Balochistan, which was once used by the British rulers against the freedom-loving leaders of sub-continent, and remined the rulers that 21st century was the century of freedom of subjugated people against exploitation and national slavery.
Paying tributes to Mr Syed, B.M Kutty said the late leader had the distinction of spending most of his life as a permanent prisoner under house arrest, if not in jail because of his committement to secularism, democracy and humanism.
Sindhi intellectual Nooruddin Serki and Siraiki nationalist leader Majid Kanjoo and other speakers asked the rulers to recognize the multi-national character of Pakistan and grant sovereign status to the provinces.
The meeting, through a resolution, condemned the threats issued against certain leaders of Sindh and Balochistan, and urged the government not to launch any military operation in the province.
Another resolution called for recognizing Pakistan as a multi-nation state in the light of the 1940 resolution, thereby handing over the natural resources to the people of that area to which they belonged.
Other resolutions called for scrapping of Kalabagh dam and Thal canal projects, providing water to Sindh on the basis of 1945 agreement, and banning of immigration of aliens in Sindh.
