Shri Lokanath Misra: My Party may or may not be able to do anything.
Shri Bhupesh Gupta: My friend is an intelligent man. If I refuse to be stupid, is it a crime?
Shri Lokanath Misra: My party may or may not come to power, when it comes to power, it will shoulder its responsibility. But the fact is that today Sardar Swaran Singh has to shoulder his responsibility. He cannot shir kit. Therefore, if I accused anybody of failure, it will not be Shri L.K. Jha whom shri Bhupesh Gupta wants to recall. I accuse Sardar Swaran Singh. Is it not a fact that Sardar Swaran Singh on his return from his highly talked of tour of eight or nine capitals of the world made a statement in the aerodrome of Delhi that he was assured that the USA would do nothing against the interests of India? He said that he had been assured by the President of the United States that nothing would be done against the interests of India. Now how has failed in his duty. If he had been briefed by Shri L.K. Jha, that I would have taken him to task and asked for his recall from Washington. But the Foreign Minister himself went to the capital and he had personal knowledge of everything. He talked to the President of the USA and carried the impression that nothing would be done by the USA against the interests of India. My first question is whether Sardar Swaran Singh did not mislead the entire country by his wrong statement which he made when be came back from the USA saying that nothing should be done by the USA against the interests of India. Let him answer the question. If he could say that he was cheated, let him frankly say so. I would be happy —————— (Interruptions). Shri Bhupesh Gupta took his own time. Now by his interruptions, he is talking part of my time also. Again he will take his own time when we have a debate. Sir, let me put my second question. In the context of the changed circumstances in the international field. we have absolutely no friend, either near about or even far away.
We have none. Is it not a fact that the new association between the United States of American and China, the People’s Republic of China, where Pakistan acted as the priest, as reported in some newspapers.
Shri A.P. Chatterjee (West Bengal): Pakistan acted as what?
Shri Lokanath Misra: Pakistan acted as the priest in the marriage of convenience or in this grand alliance.
An honourable member: In this unholy marriage?
Shri Lokanath Misra: Yes, that is a better phrase. In this unholy marriage in which Pakistan acted as the priest, is it the price that the United States of America is going to pay through supplies of arms and Ammunitions?
Then, Sir, has the External Affairs Minister tried to know something about it, Even during his visit to the USA he did not have any sent of it. His ambassadors in the different countries could not post him with information, up-to date information, so that he could tell us that this is going to happen and that there may be a changed situation in the international field and therefore, India may have to face a new situation. He did not tell us about it any time. Therefore, Sir, he was always backdated so far as the international
