| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশকে আশু স্বীকৃতি দানের জন্যে পশ্চিম বঙ্গ মন্ত্রীসভর সদস্যের আহ্বান | দৈনিক ‘হিন্দুস্থান টাইমস’ | ১৯ এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ |
MINISTER PLEADS FOR EARLY RECOGNITION
New Delhi, April 18 (PTI)- The West Bengal Minister for Food and Dairy Development, Mr. K.K. Moitra today demanded the immediate recognition of Bangladesh.
At a press conference here, the Minister feared that if India delayed the recognition further and if the present massacer of innocent people in Bangladesh went on for long, “the situation in West Bangal might be aggravated”
Pleading for the immediate recognition of Bangladesh, Mr. Moitra said the new-born state fulfilled all the four conditions-population, territory, Governmental organization and sovereignty-for being accorded recognition.
What had happening in Bangladesh, he said, was nothing but a national democratic revolution. The West Bengal Minister wanted the Press and All India Radio “to expose thoroughly the role played by China” which was helping West Pakistan to crush “this mighty revolution”
The west Bengal Government Mr. Moitra said, was anticipation a “huge influx” of refugees from East Bengal and was maintaining constant touch with the Central Government to tackle the problems effectively.
Nearly a lakh of refugees had already arrived in West Bengal and arrangements had been made to provide 400 grammes of rice daily to each adult. Children being given 200 grammes of rice per day.
The refugee problem, he warned, would worsen in the coming month and he wanted the Centre to come forward with Liberal funds to help the State Government.
Mr. Moitra also emphasized the need for providing shelter to the refugees in interior arcas as it was “hazardous” to keep them in temporary centers on the borders for long. He wanted the temporary centers to be run by charity organizations like the Rama Krishna Mission.
Prof. Shibben Lal Saksena. MP and President of the Samavadi congress Party, also called for the immediate recognition of Bangladesh as “a sovereign independent republic.”
He went a step further and said India should send her armies in to Bangladesh “on a mission of mercy” to stop the genocide that was going on there.
