Addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah regarding the uplift of Scheduled Castes and proposed election reforms

Sub title : Memorandums from the West Pakistan Scheduled Castes Federation and the Central Action Committee of Korangi Township.

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Scheduled Castes Federation | Constituent Convention

Date of publication: 1953

Language: English

Page: 17 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29474

Keyword: F. S. Ramdasia -- Ch. Jandas -- Fatima Jinnah -- Scheduled Castes -- Political Upliftment -- Memorandum | F. S. Ramdasia -- Ch. Jandas -- Fatima Jinnah -- Scheduled Castes -- Educational Upliftment -- Memorandum | Inayatullah Khan El-Mashriqi -- Constituent Convention -- Provincial Assemblies -- Election Method -- Memorandum | Inayatullah Khan El-Mashriqi -- Political and Professional Bodies -- Candidates -- Constituent Convention -- Memorandum

Abstract: The first, dated February 5, 1953, is from F.S. Ramdasia, Organiser of the West Pakistan Scheduled Castes Federation, and Ch. Jandas, President of the N.W.F.P. Scheduled Castes Federation, submitted to Miss Fatima Jinnah. It highlights the sympathy of the late Quaid-i-Azam for the Scheduled Castes and appeals to Miss Jinnah to support their political, educational, economic, and social upliftment. The second memorandum, dated May 1955 and issued by Inayatullah Khan El-Mashriqi, proposes a new method for electing members to the Constituent Convention through Provincial Assemblies, listing various political and professional bodies to endorse the best candidates.

Description: Miss Fatima Jinnah, thanking her for the opportunity to meet and appealing for her support in implementing the Quaid-i-Azam's programme for the uplift of Scheduled Castes in Pakistan. The second is a two-page memorandum dated May 1955 from Inayatullah Khan El-Mashriqi, proposing a new method for electing members to the Constituent Convention through Provincial Assemblies, and listing numerous political and professional bodies to endorse the best candidates. The third is a two-page memorandum from the Central Action Committee of Korangi Township, addressed to the Governor of West Pakistan, appealing for the rehabilitation of refugees in Korangi, arguing against the collection of rent/installments from occupants who are financially unable to pay, and requesting perpetual ownership rights for them. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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