পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্থ খণ্ড).pdf/৪৭

বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড themselves, they have never believed in democracy nor in the right of the majority in a democratic government (see Appendix A). There should be, therefore, no more illusion about the existence of Pakistan in the OLD FORM. The Lahore Resolution envisaged two states; the psychological basis of Pakistan has ended with the Punjabi Genocide of the BENGALIS and there is no possibility of expecting democratic norms from people who are by BIRTH, TRADITION, and UPBRINGING FEUDAL and AUTOCRATIC. We appeal to you to realize that MUJIB'S BANGLADESH has much more legitimacy than YAHYA'S (sec Appendix B) and to RECOGNISE BANGLADESH immediately as an INDEPENDENT and SOVEREIGN STATE. We will fight Yahya's barbarous troops till death. We know we will come out victorious. We are also confident that sooner or later we will get the support of your government, but we are afraid many of our people may be dead if the support comes late. Unable to strangulate our voice for SELF-DETERMINATION, Yahya has gone mad. He is now burning and bombing our people and villages and threatening us with famine and epidemic. Your timely support can help thousands of lives and give us the precious time to build up our country on the basis of the values we cherish: DEMOCRACY, EQUALITY and RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. Permit us to enclose a few editorial comments from the British press in support of our appeal to you for early effective action (see Appendix C. D. E. F). We trust the voice of 75 million people of BANGLADESH will touch your heart and we will hear you before we are DEAD. In case you find the immediate RECOGNITION of BANGLADESH Diplomatically difficult kindly at least try to insure that the AW AMI LEAGUE Leader SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN is not killed and please press Yahya Khan for political settlement through the AW AMI LEAGUE which holds people's verdict Also kindly ensure that all military and economic assistance to West Pakistan is immediately stopped and relief supplies are sent to BANGLADESH. Yours sincerely, (M. M. HAQ) On behalf of BANGLADESH LIBERATION FRONT