Mr. Narayan paid tributes to the young fighters in Bangladesh who had braved the artillery and planes of the West Pakistani army.
“My feeling and conviction after talking to various people, including refugees, and leaders of Bangladesh Government, is that the guerillas war will go on. I have no doubt in my mind that Bangladesh will certainly win its freedom.”
AID TO PAKISTAN
Mr. Narayan said any aid given to Pakistan could only feed the West Pakistani military machine and those giving the aid would bear the responsibility for the genocide in East Bengal.
Appealing to world leader to act, now when there was still time. Mr. Narayan said that the leaders of the “free world” must openly come out to condemn these crimes. They must stop all aid to Islamabad. They should press the Yahya regime to end fighting, send the army back to the barracks release all political prisoners including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ask them to seek political settlement.
Mr. Narayan said that the world should not be surprised if Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others, Even refuse to shake hands with President Yahya Khan on the ground that his hands are dripping with Bengal people’s blood.
But it was for the West Pakistan leaders to negotiate peaceful settlement with the Bangladesh leaders, he said - PTI.
