পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৬৩

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ԳԾԳ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড democratic rights and liberties of the people must be respected and they should be given full initiative to play their rightful role in meeting this challenging situation, so that this great nation of ours can prove its mettle and worth even in this crisis which has been imposed upon us. We again pledge and express our full solidarity with all those who are standing for the cause of national defense. We send our fervent good wishes to the people of Bangladesh; to the valiant liberation fighters. Our hearts go out to them. Let them strike at the citadels of the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh and storm them till every single West Pakistani troop has been withdrawn from Bangladesh. There shall not be any rest or let-up on our part. This is all I have to say, once again, I say, let us go and meet the challenge with courage, with unity, with resolve and with the faith that with we shall win, our posture will win; so will win the people of Bangladesh. SHRI N.G. GARAY (Maharashtra). Though there was hardly any time for me to consult my party colleagues on this grave crisis, I can say with the fullest confidence that our party stands solidly behind every effort made to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our motherland. I look upon this occasion as the turning point in the history of India, It is my conviction that out of these fires a new India will be born. We have the on our and privilege of defending not only our values and our freedom but also of helping our valiant neighbor, Bangladesh, to defend its freedom and its values against a common aggressor. May I make an appeal to all sections of our country, especially the students, the youth, the kissan and the Mazdoor and, last but not the least, the business man and the industrialist to forget their sacrifice knows no limit? SHRI K.P. SUBRAMANIA MEON (Kerala); Mr. Chairman. Sir, the military clique of Pakistan by its senselous and deliberate attack on our aerodromes and the shelling of our positions along the borders has thrust a war which very few of us wanted on us. But, Sir, this is a sequel to the help, support and participation which our people have been extending to the liberation, struggle of the people of Bangladesh against a callous military junta of Pakistan. Our party has always said–and I am happy that even in this very House I had yesterday the occasion to reiterate that decision-that if in pursuance of the unanimous desire of our people to help the Bangladesh people in their liberation struggle, we have to face a war from the military clique in Pakistan, then the entire people of this country will stand as one man to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. I want to reiterate that position of our party once more in this House. At the same time, I would take this opportunity to warn against certain dangers inherent in the situation. First of all, let us be clear that we are fighting this war for the Bangladesh people, and it is high time if we are to make our fight any realistic, any sensible, then we should recognize Bangladesh here and now. There should be no delay in that matter. After all, what are we fighting for if we are not fighting for the Bangladesh people? And we have to warn against the danger of any jingoist stand on our part to turn the whole thing down as if it is the Pakistani people whom we are fighting against. In fact