The Agartala conspiracy case how related with six point program of 1966 &

much movement of 1969

The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition case in Pakistan, brought by the government of
Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of the Awami League and East
Pakistan, and 34 other persons.

The case was filed in early 1968 and implicated Sheikh Mujib and others in conspiring with
India against the stability of Pakistan. The case is officially called State vs. Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman and others, but is popularly known as Agartala Shoŗojontro Mamla (Agartala conspiracy
case) as the main conspiracy was purported to have taken place in the Indian city of Agartala in
Tripura state, where Sheikh Mujib's associates met Indian Intelligence Bureau officials.

Agartala conspiracy casa was a great impact of six point program. the historic Six-Point Demand
or the Six-Point Formula has been widely credited as the "charter of freedom" in Bangladesh's
struggle for self-determination from Pakistan's domination. Indeed, the six-point movement in
1966 was the turning point in our quest for independence. On June 7 in 1966 the Awami League
called a countrywide hartal in the then East Pakistan to press home the six-point demands.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with many others was arrested.

Since then 7th June is observed as the historic six-point day. Notwithstanding the deliberate
distortions of our political history over a period of almost thirty years, the fact remains that the
six-point movement is a milestone in the history of our struggle for independence. The six-point
plan had envisaged a federal form of government based on the 1940 Lahore Resolution, a
parliamentary system of government directly elected by the people on the basis of adult
franchise, two separate currencies or two reserve banks for the two wings of Pakistan, and a
para-military force for East Pakistan. The spectacular success of the six-point movement in 1966
had prompted the ruling coterie of Pakistan to discredit the organisers of this movement.
Although Ayub Khan's diabolical regime had used various brutal and punitive measures against
the proponents, organisers and supporters of the six-point formula, the six-point anchored mass
upsurge in 1966 had seriously impacted and conditioned the subsequent political developments
in Pakistan.
President Ayub Khan hatched a nefarious plan of quelling the growing movement for the 6-point
programme. In January 1968, a false case infamously known as the Agartala Conspiracy Case
was filed and 35 Bangalee civil and military officers were accused of treason and conspiracy
against the state of Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was made the principal accused and the
case itself was officially styled, “State versus Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Others.” President
Ayub formed a special tribunal to try the accused. The case caused a great turbulence in East
Pakistan. The student community started a united movement against the Ayub regime. They
defied the section 144 imposed by the police, broke the barricades put by the East Pakistan Rifles
and came out to the streets in thousands. They chanted the slogans - “We’ll break the locks
of the jail and free Sheikh Mujib”, “Your leader, my leader, Sheikh Mujib, Sheikh Mujib’, etc.
A mass-upsurge took place; the Pakistani rulers ordered shooting in different places. Law and
order situation worsened to such an extent that the rebellious mob took control of all important
points in the Dhaka city. During this movement, a lot of people were killed: Asad, a student
leader of Dhaka University, Dr. Shamsuzzoha, a teacher of Rajshahi University and Matiur, a
school student of Dhaka and Sgt Zahurul Huq, an accused of the Agartala Conspiracy Case were
among them. On February 22, Pakistan Government was forced to grant unconditional release to
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and withdraw the Agartala Conspiracy Case. Next day, in a large public
rally in the then Race Course Maidan of Dhaka, Mujib was was accorded a grand reception and
conferred the title ‘Bangabandhu’ (The Friend of Bengal). On March 25, 1969, Ayub Khan was
forced to step down from power. The decade of his autocratic rule came to an end.

So we can say that the agortola conspiracy case was a impact of six point program. The
opposition leaders of West Pakistan looked at Mujib’s Six-point Programme as a device to
disband Pakistan, and hence they outright rejected his proposal. The Ayub government arrested
him and put him on trial what is known as agartala conspiracy case. The case led to widespread
agitation in East Pakistan culminating in the mass uprising of early 1969. Under public pressure,
government was forced to release him unconditionally on 22 February 1969.