This the Minister said on 25th June, 1971, and the joint communiqué was issued along with the Foreign Secretary of the USA on 17th June.He tried to impress upon the Us and other forign Minibter that any military assistance even at this juncture to Pakistan to the military junta of Pakistan would be tantamount to the Violation of the international law and principles of humanity and would help the military junta, the ruling clique of Pakistan to perpetrate their barbarous activities against the civil population of Bangladesh. The tragedy is this. Immediately after this joint communiiqe issued by the Foreign Secretary along with our Foreign Minister, a ship— load of arms in Padma was sent to Pakistan. What was the outcome of the foreign diplomatic missions which he led only the Soviet Government assured the Government of India in the joint communiqué issued by them that they will keep in constant touch with the Government of India and will keep a watchful eye on the happening in Bangladesh.
What have the other Governments stated? What have other Foreign Ministers assured? They have assured their assistance for refugees of Bangladesh. Sir, they talk of political solution; they express their desire that some sort of solution should be found out and the barbarities perpetrated on the civilian population of Bangladesh should come to an end. Thus far and no father. Mr. Chairman, Sir since them, may I ask the hon. Foreign Minister. What they have done to reach a political solution of which they are talking so much? May I know from the Government of India what positive steps, what concrete steps they have taken to see that a real political in accordance with of the people of Bangladesh is evolved and this large influx of which throws a heavy burden on India came to the end? If you look at the course of events the reply will be that the Government of India has done nothing so far. Mr. Chairman, it has been stated that the Government of India will take action at the appropriate time; they recognize the Government of Bangladesh at the appropriate time. What is meant by 'appropriate time'? Which is the appropriate time? When will this appropriate time come? Will it be appropriate time when the 75 million people of Bangladesh are totality liquidated, when the one crore Hindus living in Bangladesh will cross over and to India.When every freedom loving person of Bangladesh, when every politically— conscious young man of Bangladesh, When every vestige of intelligentsia of Bangladesh will be totally liquidated? Then and then only will be the appropriate time for them to accord recognition to Bangladesh? Mr. Chairman. Sir, is it not according to the principles of the United Nations according to the laws established by the international community, high time for the Government of India to India to accord recognition to Bangladesh as a severing democratic republic? Sir, you yourself are an eminent jurist of high standing and you yourself know that according to international law all the conditions have been created for the recognition of the sovereign democratic republic of Bangladesh. It has been pointed out by eminent jurists like Oppenheim add occupies definite portion of them that community is entailed to have recognition as asoverign democratic entity. Mr. Chairman, sir, on 10th April this year a full-fledged Government has been set up under the Presidentship of Mujibur Rahman with an acting President, Mr. Nazrul Islam and that Government is now conducting military operation; it has named its military commandant and it has launched a liberation movement of freedom struggle in Bangladesh. It has been admitted not by the
