Correspondence from Mahomed Osman Soomro to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : A Request for Assembly Intervention and Inquiry into Contract Favoritism

Subject: Public Works | Financial Irregularities | Government Contracts | Drigh Road Aerodrome

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27772

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Mahomed Osman Soomro -- Drigh Road Aerodrome | Government Contracts -- Financial Irregularities -- Public Inquiry | Sind Legislative Assembly -- Central Legislative Assembly

Abstract: A letter from Mahomed Osman Soomro, M.L.A. from Sind, to M.A. Jinnah, enclosing a draft resolution for the Central Legislative Assembly. The resolution calls for an inquiry into alleged changes in contract conditions for the Drigh Road Aerodrome construction that favored contractors and caused significant financial loss to the public. Soomro seeks Jinnah's assistance in presenting the resolution to compel government action.

Description: This document consists of a cover letter and a draft resolution highlighting concerns about procedural irregularities and potential favoritism in a major public works project in Sind. It demonstrates how provincial legislators like Soomro sought to use parliamentary channels and leverage national leaders like Jinnah to address regional governance issues and ensure accountability in public expenditure during the British Raj period. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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