পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৬০৮

QbrS বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড There are even stronger words that can be used for this. But it is not the words; I think everybody in the country now knows and everybody abroad knows that the situation there Bangladesh is such in which the military repression that has been unleashed has created untold miseries to innocent people and, therefore, there is a great deal of sympathy for the sufferings of these people. SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA: Sir, You should have noted that even now he would not use the word "Genocide." SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: Even now I will prefer my own language. I am not prepared to accept that I should repeat the sentences which Mr. Bhupesh Gupta enunciates for me. I will not accept it. I will use my own language. It may be defective, or you may not like it. But I refuse to be dictated about the use of language. SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA: I am stating a fact. I want to know whether you consider it as abetment or not.... (Interruptions)....why not? American dollars are sticking in your throats. SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: Obviously any accrual of strength further strengthens the military regime and enables them to carry on their ruthlessness with even greater ferocity. These expressions are stronger than abetment. I do not know why he is asking me to confine myself.... (Interruptions).... He cannot say that his choice of words is always the most appropriate. I will use my own words. SHRIBHUPESH GUPTA: You are the Foreign Minister. SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: I know my responsibility as Foreign Minister and, therefore, I refuse to be dictated. SHRIBHUPESH GUPTA: What about the effect on India? SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: About the effect on India, we have consistently taken the view that it is not linked with this Bangladesh situation, but it is a substantive issue, a separate issue. And we have never left any Government in doubt, whether it is the United States or any other Government who have supplied arms to Pakistan. That it is directly helping them against India because Pakistan does not say that they have got any other country with whom their relations are inimical; I am using the words used by Pakistan itself. So obviously this is a consistent stand that we have taken with regard to all arms supply to Pakistan from whatever source it may be. Then he has given his own prescription as to what should be the Government's attitude in a situation like this and he has suggested recognition of Bangladesh. These are bigger issues about which the Prime Minister has been keeping the house fully informed and I have no new information to give to the house. Then about the other suggestion that he has made about nationalization of U.S. oil interests or other U.S. interests, those are economic matters which depend upon what attitude we take about nationalization. Depending upon that we will take proper action. But we should not try to mix these issues in this from. I am sorry I very strongly differ from his description of the capacity of our ambassador Jha. I have myself