ሰማዕታቱ ሰልፍ የወጡት በወቅቱ ለተመሰረተችው አዲሷ ፓኪስታን የሥራ ቋንቋ ከሆነው ኡርዱ ጎን ለጎን ብሔራዊ ቋንቋ ሆኖ የአፍ ቋንቋ መፍቻቸው እንዲመረጥ ነበር፡፡
They were demonstrating to establish their mother language Bangla as a national language along with Urdu, which was chosen as the sole official language in the then newly created Pakistan.