পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৯৩৭

905 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র national interest of the State granting recognition. The golden rule for granting recognition is that the government of the emerging state should enjoy habitual obedience of the majority of the people living within well-defined territory with a reasonable expectancy of permanence. Secondly, the claim to recognition is not devoid of legitimacy and lastly the proclaimed policy and ideals of the State are in conformity with the natural law embodying the principles of justice and freedom. Judging the case of Bangladesh in the light of the aforesaid rationale of recognition, it is by now as clear as day light that the Government of Bangladesh is not a myth but a reality backed by the entire population of 75 millions, except the few quislings, who can be counted on fingers. The people have not only habitually given allegiance to the government formed by their elected representatives, but they have been waging a righteous struggle in defense of their government. They are laying down their lives for the cause of independence against a brute force of imperialism and colonialism. Imposition of rule over the weaker people by means of force with political, economic, social and cultural implication is the accepted definition of imperialism and the people of Bangladesh is now engaged in one of the bitterest struggle against these colonial and imperialistic activities of the western rulers of the minority province of West Punjab. If any particular government ignores the mandate of the people obtained through a fair election-and instead unleash the engine of torture, death and destruction only because the mandate favors a greater autonomy to the provinces-what the unarmed people can do? Should they surrender abjectly to the forces of evil which seek to crush the human values, the civilized norm of life and annihilate a particular section of people who call themselves Bengalis? Will the signatories of the charter of United Nations tell us-What the Bengalis could do? I am proud to say that the Bengalis, have only reaffirmed their faith in the fundamental human rights and are defending the dignity and worth of human being-on behalf of themselves as well as the humanity as a whole. If U. N. O. chooses to become the hand-made of a powerful state, and remains blind to the naked aggression upon an unarmed people-the signatories of the Chatter will have to declare someday that U. N. O. is nothing but an UNNECESSARY Organisation manufacturing tall talks signifying nothing. How long can the U. N. O. hide its face comfortably under the cover of "domestic jurisdiction"? It is not a case of mutiny or rebellion. It is a case of a legally constituted party, democratically elected by the people-who has democratically decided to part with the forces of evil, to save the people from economic exploitation and political subjugation after exhausting all possible means to arrive at a peaceful solution. In this respect let me quote the opinion of "The News Week"-dated 12th April, 1971, a respectable organ of public opinion. "Ironically as independence-fever mounted throughout Bangladesh, it was Mujib who sought to moderate the passion. Aware that any unilateral declaration of independence