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D.P REHABILITATION A SERIOUS PROBLEM: J.P

(By A Staff Reporter)

 NEW DHLHI, MAY 14-The Sarbodaya leader. Mr. Jayaparakash Narayan, today said about 10 million refugees from Bangladesh were expected to cross into India. Already 25 million had sought shelter in this country.

 Speaking at the Gandhi Peace Foundation, Mr. Narayan said these refugees fleeing from West Pakistani atrocities in West Bengal Would pose a serious problem of rehabilitation. The rains would set in soon and make the relief operations considerably difficult.

 He said it was a pity that whiles the rehabilitation of 1.5 million Palestinian refugees engaged the attention of the whole world, nobody seemed to care about the unfortunate people of East Bengal. Most of these refugees were Muslims. But even Muslim leaders in Arab countries had kept quiet about their plight.

 The Sarvodaya leader said he would leave on Sunday on a tour of the U.S.A, the U.S.S.R., Japan and South-East Asian countries to mobilize public opinion for the homeless people of Bangladesh. IIc was going as a citizen of the world with the hope that there were people who could be roused to act for the victims of ruthless barbarism.

 The Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, had told him that it would be a “good thing if you went”, Mr Narayan said. His visit had been sponsored by leaders of the Gandhi Seva Sangh, Gandhi Memorial Fund and a pacifist from America. He had also met in this connection leaders of the Bangladesh Government.

Mao’s Game

Tracing events in Bangladesh sivce March 25, Mr. Narayan said Mao Tse Tung had supported General Yahya khan on the Bangladesh issue, largely to contain India’s influence in South East Asia Paking felt that if as a result of the Bangladesh freedom movement Pakistan disintegrated, India would emerge as a dominant nation in the region.

 But Peking would withdraw support to Pakistan as soon as pro-Chinese leadership came to power in Bangladesh. In that event the Chinese would support the Bangladesh movement by supplying arms and ammunition to the freedom fighters. The whole region would become another South Viet Nam.

 Not only China but other nation also did not want India to play its rightful role in South-West Asia, Mr. Naayan said. Both the?Super Powers had offered arms aid to Pakistan in the past only to help it engage India in big and small wars.