পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৬১৯

סיכל?) বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সুত্র তারিখ সাম্প্রতিক পরিস্থিতির ওপর প্রতিরক্ষা | ভারত সরকারের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | ১২ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ মন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI JAG.JIVAN RAM'S STATEMENT ONJULY 12, 1971 Following are excerpts from Defense Minister Shri Jagjivan Ram's reply to the debate on Budget Demands of the Ministry of Defense, on July 12, 1971. I was talking about the tragic developments in Bangladesh. The resurgence of sentiment for Bangladesh after the brutal intervention by West Pakistan's military forces has exposed in all its nakedness the colonialist designs of the present regime in West Pakistan. It has further proved that the foot of democracy is too deep and too strong to be snapped by a military rule of nearly a quarter of a century. The people of Bangladesh are manfully resisting the efforts of Pakistan Junta to suppress freedom and democracy. The terror widely has been unleashed on Bangladesh has stirred the conscience of the world. The bravery and heroism of those engaged in this struggle is widely admired and applauded. The House has expressed the support and sympathy for our friends in distress. A significant percentage of the population of Bangladesh had been forced out and has sought shelter in India. It is clear that the Pakistan Army is engaged in a ruthless genocide of the people of Bangladesh and is, in the process, mounting a threat to our economy, our society, and on the basic principles which our Constitution enshrines. The values we cherish and the commitments we have made for our own social and economic development are in jeopardy. Government is alive to their responsibility to meet this threat. The House is aware of the intrusions that have been attempted by the Pakistan Army our eastern borders. The House is also aware of the report which have appeared in the Press in regard to the preparations which are being made by Pakistan on our western borders, more particularly across the cease-fire line. The House is aware of the frantic attempts which are being made by the Pakistani military junta to raise new regiments, to conscript their youth, and to procure military hardware, arms and ammunition stealthily or through the agency of their friends in some countries. All these preparations are being made with a view to extinguish the flame of freedom and democracy on this sub-continent. We hope that those who are helping them in this effort are conscious of their responsibilities, are aware of the purposes for which these death-dealing weapons are being procured. We have had occasion to discuss these threats to our security in this House. I can only say that we keep reviewing these matters from day to day, and I can assure the House that vigilance has been strengthened all along the eastern and western borders and every precaution has been taken to defeat all possible maneuvers on the part of our