পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭১৮

690 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড follows from three basic points. One, Indo-Muslim unity which is of very great importance for our country and for our part of the world. The second is the Asian contex of Bangladesh. A manifestation of Asian nationalism has been seen by the people of the world and we know that nationalism has asserted itself and no force on earth can check this nationalism in Asia. The third aspect of interest from the point of view of popular support in our country is the capacity of the people, their Government, that is the Government of Bangladesh and the people of Bangladesh, to assert themselves and to make it clear to the people of the world and to the people of our region that they intend to follow the course of independence of action to secure political rights in the family of nations. In other words, it is not Indian aggrandizement or Indian expansionism that is to be seen in the present political support of the Indian people. What is to be seen is the effort of the Indian people to delink the problem of Bangladesh from the super power context, because once this problem begins to be dealt with by the super powers it loses its significance. This is an international conference, but at the same time we cannot ignore the Indians, the Chinese, the Indonesians, who make up the bulk of the population of Asia. Therefore, in this context Asian sentiment must express itself in all the commissions of this conference. Dauji Gupta India Much has been said regarding the problem of Bangladesh. It is true that the military rulers of West Pakistan are committing wanton acts of murder in Bangladesh. Writers, poets, intellectuals and humanists throughout the world are condemning these acts. But one thing I want to say is that the military leaders of West Pakistan do not represent the people of Pakistan at all, not even the people of West Pakistan. I had the opportunity to meet a few intellectuals from West Pakistan and they were saying that the founder of Pakistan was not Quade Azam Jinnah but Katie Azam Jinnah. So this kind of feeling is growing there. The killing of people must stop immediately. At the same time we must think of the causes and the basic elements that give rise to such situations in the world, whether in Biafra, Vietnam or Bangladesh. . Everywhere we find that there are forces behind the acts of murder. I will not forget to mention here the problem of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. I would request the delegates who have come from abroad that when they go back they should persuade their countrymen to compel their Governments not to manufacture arms and ammunition and supply it to any part of the world.