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ԳՏԵ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড সাম্প্রতিক বিদেশ সফরের ওপর আলোচনাকালে | দি ইয়ার্স অফ এন্ডিভার | ৩০ নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি UNITED APPROACH I am not talking about my statement even though that is the main matter under consideration, because most of the Hon. Members who spoke, rightly spoke about the question which was uppermost in my mind when I went abroad. Whatever I have to say about my tour, I have already stated in my statement and I do not think any new questions have arisen on that account. Here in this House I see a basic unity of outlook on this issue and I think there is general support also. I should like to thank the Hon. Members for the manner in which they have spoken. I should specially like to thank my old friend, Shri Badubhai Chinai and Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee who spoke just now with such understanding of the situation. Profe. Ruthnaswamy was kind but of course he expressed typical Swatantra point of view. Dr. Bhai Mahavir not unexpectedly made some rather carping remarks is which were typical of him. I seem to irritate President Yahya Khan and who does not even I am not talking of Dr. Mahavir but the other gentleman like to take my name when he refers to me. Dr. Hai Mahavir spoke about my projecting a personal image. Now when one goes abroad, especially as prime minister one goes as a representative of the people any honor that is done to an Indian is an honor to the country and usually another country can only honor a country through somebody whether he is a scientist or even if he is an ordinary citizen. So I do not think that if an honor is done to me or if I have been able to Project an image it is certainly not go a person isolated from a country but as I have said on a previous occasion it is an honors to the country and what they think the country stands for. So, that point of view, any honor I received is as important as paying tribute to the country direct. Another remark made by Dr. Bhai Mahavir was about our showing restraint at the wrong time. I think some Hon. Members were not listening to him as quietly as they should have and he remarked that they were not being patient when they should be patient and the Government was patient when it should not be patient. I agree with him that Hon. Members could occasionally show greater patience but I think the Government should always show restraint and patience especially a Government which is sure of itself and sure of its people. I do not think that our friends from across the border have gained much by their lack of patience and by the tone of their statements their threats and provocations and I think we have gained a great deal by putting all these threats all these abusive words if I can put it that way in their proper perspective; that is they do not ruffle us they do not divert us from what we are going to do what we think is right for our country and they do not rouse our anger in that sense. Of course one is angry, not From reply to discussion in Rajya Sabha on Prime Ministers Statement on her tour abroad, November 30, 1971.