Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Recollections and remembrances

It was specified that “The general principles to he observed in applying the necessarysocialist reforms, are, firstly, that these means of production that are the generators ofIndustrial advance or on which depend other industries must not be allowed to he vestedin private hands, secondly, that all enterprises that constitute the infrastructure of tilenational economy must be in public ownership, thirdly, that institutions dealing with themedium of exchange (it other words money), that is banking and insurance must benationalized”.It is clarified that it would be a mixed economy, wherein the private sector wouldplay its own useful role but would not be able to create monopolistic preserve. Itmust flourish under conditions proper to private enterprise, namely those ofcompetition, and not under the shelter of state protection such as in the case atthat time.In regard to the rights of industrial workers, the convention demanded that theTrade Union Act should be amended to conform to C.L.O. standard, and the rightto form Labour Union and the right to strikes be explicitly recognized. It was alsodemanded the immediate stoppage of child labour.In resolution No-7. It is declared that feudal exploitation must end and this can beefficaciously attained by application of socialist principles. Unless that is done,the condition of the toiling masses could not be ameliorated.It is clearly declared in document No-5 that “The Party stands for the elimination offeudalism and will take concrete steps in accordance with the established principles ofsocialism to protect and advance the interests of peasantry.”The convention called on the Government to order that in future allstate lands should be reserved for and distributed among landlesstenants and owners of less than subsistence holdings.The convention further recommended that cultivators who heldland less than the subsistence units should be exempted from landrevenue.The convention also called upon the Government to fix minimumwages which should not be under the subsistence level for farmlaborers and to fix maximum working hours for such laborers.The convention further recommended to the Government to adoptpositive measures to encourage cooperative farming on voluntarybasis.Bhutto Shaheed was keen to frame a “New World Order” designed to liberate theZulfikar Ali Bhutto, Recollections and Remembrances; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 103