On his 48th death anniversary tomorrow, President Mohammed Shahabuddin today paid heartfelt homage to the late statesman Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, also known as “Majlum Jananeta (the leader of the downtrodden)”.
“On the 48th death anniversary of the Majlum Jananeta Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, I pay my deepest respect to his memory,” the President said in a message.
Shahabuddin said, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani was a shining star of Indian subcontinent politics.
“His political career began in 1919 by joining the anti-British non-cooperation and Khilafat movement. He did politics to establish the rights of the hardworking people, farmers-labourers and common people,” he added.
Shahabuddin claimed that Bhasani was imprisoned for opposing police shootings of students during the 1952 language struggle and that he played a special role in bringing the populace together against the oppression and injustice of the colonial authorities.
He added that during his lengthy political career, Bhasani fought selflessly for the nation and its citizens, and that he also made a memorable contribution to the fight for freedom in the nation.
According to the president, Maulana Bhasani always put the interests of the country first.
“For his deep love for the country, people used to call him Majlum Jana Neta,” he added.
The president hoped that the ideals of Maulana Bhasani would inspire the new generation with the spirit of patriotism and liberation war.
He sought eternal peace of the departed soul of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani.
