পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৫৯

○○○ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতির দাবীর প্রশ্নে | ভারত সরকারের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় ২৫ মে, ১৯৭১ FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPLY TO THE SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION REGARDING DEMAND FOR RECOGNITION OF BANGLADESHIN RAJYA SABHA ON MAY 25, 1971. Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, the speeches that have been delivered by the hone. Members representing different political parties reflect the general sentiment that prevails in the country. This sentiment is the natural and spontaneous expression of sympathy for those in Bangladesh who have suffered so grievously and have faced the barbarous atrocities and ruthlessness of the military regime. Historically the whole situation has been analyzed in bits by the hone. Member who have participated in this debate. Here is a situation which has arisen because the Awami League Leadership got such a solid majority. It appears that the fault of the Awami League was their support by the people of Bangladesh and the result of the elections was so solid it confounded the military regime. Although President Yahya Khan initiated some talks. I agree with the analysis put forward by my esteemed friend, Shri Jain, that it appears, in retrospect, that when these talks were going on, military reinforcements were being moved from West Pakistan to East Pakistan and suddenly the talks were broken off and the military machine with its modern ruthlessness was unleashed against the unarmed people of Bangladesh. The atrocities that have been committed have been testified to not only by the hundreds and thousands of unfortunate people who have sought shelter in India but by independent observers from various countries of the world. Groups of people who happened to be stationed in Bangladesh at the time when the military action against the defenseless peoples started, they have given out their testimony their evidence of the ruthlessness with, which the military machine was swung into action against the people of Bangladesh. Although the foreign correspondents some of whom happened to be stationed in Dacca, were swiftly asked, to leave Bangladesh and Dacca and therefore a veil of secrecy was sought to be maintained by the military regime even then those groups of foreign correspondents who visited Bangladesh several days after the start of the operation that have come out with stories which have rocked the entire world and if I say so, the general public opinion in the world has been more alive and more responsive to the situation then the caution Governments of various countries. I would like to pay a tribute to the independent journalists and several other foreigners who have given faithful accounts of the happenings in Bangladesh. It is because of the manner in which these accounts appeared in the British press, the American press, and the European press and even in several countries of Asia that slowly the reality is coming out and it also would like here to share one piece of information with this hon. House. It is true that many Government leaders have not come out openly in criticism of the action taken by President Yahya Khan's military regime in Bangladesh but it is a fact that a fairly