Complex sentence: Hyder mediated some efforts to minimize the influence of the Razakars, but Razvi while generally receptive, vetoed the option of disarming them, saying that without the Hyderabad state army, the Razakars were the only means of self-defence available.
Split into simpler sentences: Hyder mediated some efforts to minimize the influence of the Razakars. Razvi, while generally receptive, vetoed the option of disarming them, saying that with the Hyderabad state army ineffective, the Razakars were the only means of self-defence available.