পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৫৮

৭৩২ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ পাকিস্তান কর্তৃক যুদ্ধ চাপিয়ে দেয়ার রাজ্যসভার কার্যবিবরনী ০৪ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি RAJYA SABRY Saturday, the 4th December, 1971/the 12th Agrahayana, 1893 (Saka) The House Met at eleven of the clock. [MR. CHAIRMAN in the: Char, STATEMENT BY MINISTER REGARDING THE PRESENT SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI JAGJIVAN RAM): This morning according to the news, Government of West Pakistan have declared war upon us. Last evening the West Pakistan Air Force violated our air space wantonly and attacked a large number of our air fields. Simultaneously, their ground forces shelled our positions along the Western border. Their propaganda media has made totally baseless allegations that India had launched an assault. The news reached me and Prime Minister as she was leaving Calcutta, immediately on her return we took counsel with our colleagues and with the leaders of the Opposition parties. We were all of one mind united in our resolve that the nations freedom should be defended and unanimous that the aggressor should be beaten back. I am sure that the same sense of solidarity will mark our work in the difficult days ahead. A state of emergency has been proclaimed. We are approaching the House to adopt the Defense of India Bill. Our feeling is one of regret that Pakistan did not desist from the ultimate folly and sorrow that at a time when the greatest need of this subcontinent is development the peoples of India and Pakistan have been pushed into war. We could have lived as good neighbors but the people of West Pakistan have never had a say in their destiny. In this & rave hour, our own dominant emotion is one of confidence and faith. We meet as a fighting Parliament. A war has been forced upon us; a war did not seek and did our utmost to prevent. The avoidable has happened. West Pakistan has struck with reckless perfidy. For over nine months, the military regime of West Pakistan has barbarously trampled upon freedom and basic human rights in Bangladesh. The army of occupation has committed heinous crimes unmatched for their vindictive ferocity. Many millions have been uprooted: ten millions have been pushed into our country. We repeatedly drew the attention of the world in this annihilation of whole people to this menace our security Everywhere the people showed sympathy and understanding for economic and other burdens and the danger to India. But governments seemed.