পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্থ খণ্ড).pdf/৪৮

বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশের গণহত্যা বন্ধের প্রচেষ্টা এবং বাংলাদেশ লিবারেশন ১৬ এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামের প্রতি সমর্থনদানের ফ্রন্টের সভাপতির চিঠি জন্য বৃটিশ পার্লামেন্ট সদস্যদের প্রতি ংলাদেশ লিবারেশন ফ্রন্টের আহবান Honorable Member of the Parliament, With deep gratitude, we acknowledge the spontaneous condemnation of the British press and public on the unprecedented genocide that is being committed by the West Pakistani troops in BANGLADESH (previously known East Pakistan). The whole scheme now appears to have been carefully pre-planned and is being meticulously executed. We are also grateful to the British government for the concern they have expressed on the gravity of the situation and we would like to take this opportunity of presenting our views to you with a request to take appropriate measure necessary for (a) the immediate stoppage of the massacre of the innocent and unarmed civilians, (b) arranging relief supplies for the immediate need of the affected people as well as for preventing the expected famine, and, (c) diplomatic recognition of the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH as a sovereign and independent state. (1) The case of BANGLADESH is not like that of Biafra. (i) The historic Lahore Resolution of the 23rd March, 1940, has been the basis of the state of Pakistan. The Resolution stated: "Resolved, that it is the considered view of this session of the All-India Muslim League that no constitutional plan would be workable in this country or acceptable to the Muslims unless it is designed on the following basic principles, viz. that geographically contiguous units arc demarcated into regions which should be so constituted, with such territorial re-adjustments as may be necessary, that the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in a majority as in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India should be grouped to constitute 'Independent States' in which the constituent units shall be autonomous and sovereign". This resolution was passed by the General Body of the All-India Muslim League. It has not been constitutionally amended. In a separate meeting of the newly elected members of constituent Assembly for the proposed Pakistan, it was arbitrarily decided by Mr. Jinnah that the word "INDEPENDENT STATES" was a typographical error and inspite of protest by Mr. Abul Hashim, Secretary of the Bengal Muslim League the decision was imposed on Bengal. (ii) However, it was expected that the nature of the stale would be decided by the members of the Constituent Assembly and a General election would be held soon to determine the public opinion on this point. We presume it is known to you that the