The Riots of 1953 — Page 102
102 To Mr. Asadullah Khan for the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Rabwah:- Q. Will you recall that the meeting in Jehangir Park took place on the 17th and 18th of May and that you delivered the speech on the 18th, not on the 17th? A. I am not quite definite about the date. The meeting took place on two days. I did not attend the meeting on the first day. My speech was on the second day. To Court:- Q. Had there been any disturbance on the first day? A. Yes. Q. Were you wearing a helmet when you went to the meeting in the Jehangir Park? A. No. Q. Who appointed you to represent the Muslim League case before the Boundary Commission? A. The Quaid-i-Azam sent for me from Bhopal and asked me to undertake the presentation of the Muslim League case before the Boundary Commission. Q. Did you in the course of your arguments to the Boundary Commission say that Ahmadis constituted a separate community from the Musalmans? A. No. So far as my recollection goes, any reference that I made to Qadian, or the Ahmadiyya movement or the community during the course of my address to the Commission was with a view to reinforce the argument that Gurdaspur District should from part of West Punjab and should be within Pakistan. Q. Who selected the title “Zinda Mazhab” for your speech in Jehangir Park? A. I myself.