পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫১৩

8Ե-Գ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড বাংলাদেশের প্রশ্নে জয়প্রকাশ নারায়ণের কোয়েষ্ট সেপ্টেম্বর-অক্টোবর, ১৯৭১ বিবৃতিসমূহের সং Jayprakash Narayan ON BANGLADESH Few causes have stirred Jayprakash Narayan so deeply and involved him so intensely as the Bangladesh issue. Freedom fighter, founder-secretary of Congress Socialist Party, Sarvodaya leader, founder-member of the Indian Committee for Cultural Freedom, J. P., an ardent Gandhian has been most forthright in his condemnation of the genocide being perpetrated by the hordes of Yahya Khan in Bangladesh. He has been also advocating formal recognition of the people’s Government of Bangladesh. More than anyone else, J. P. has succeeded, in rousing public opinion both here and abroad in favour of Bangladesh. We give below extracts from J. P.’s press statements on Bangladesh (Emphasis added). New Delhi, March 16, 1971 For fear of being misunderstood I had been hesitant to comment upon the developments in East Pakistan, but after reading Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's appeal to day to freedom fighters the ‘world over I feel impelled to say a few words in response. First of all, I must express my deep admiration for the extraordinary leadership that the Sheikh has given to the people of Bangladesh. It would be hard to find another example in all history of a leader who had succeeded in uniting his people behind him in the total manner that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has done. It would be harder still to find another example of such over-whelming support being used with so much forbearance and wisdom in the face of so much forbearance and wisdom in the face of so much provocation. Since Gandhiji it has been given to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to demonstrate the power of non-violence on such a vast scale.... Let me make it clear that just as I believe in the territorial integrity of my country, I do not wish to see the breakup of Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman himself has been asking for nothing more than full autonomy for is state and in spite of acts of genocide on the part of the West Pakistan military rule, he has desisted from taking the last irrevocable step of secession. That is a measure of his statesmanship. The responsibility of pushing him beyond his self-imposed limit would be entirely upon the civil and military powers in West Pakistan. Let us hope that they would be wise enough not to push him that far..................