পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৭২

cl8wყ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড MR. CHARIMAN: Some members of parties have already spoken. SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHARAN (Kerala): Sir, when you have already allowed Some to participate in the discussion, you have got to allow others also to speak. Otherwise you should not have allowed any. MR. CHAIRMAN: I have not said, I am not 'allowing'. I was asking you to consider the appeal; I am appealing to other Members also. You have got to consider the wishes of other Members. I never said, "I will not allow". SHRIDEV. DATT PURI: From this tide I appeal to the Members that it is a very Solemn occasion. SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHARAN: I was not certainly replying to you, Sir, but to him. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND INI THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRIOM MEHTA): I will only say that it should be brief. MR. CHAIRMAN: Do you want to speak, Mr. Sardesai' I have called you. SHRI S.G. SARDESAI (Maharashtra): I did not hear. Mr. Chairman this House has already expressed its unanimous support to the Government in fighting the war which has been thrust upon us but which having been thrust upon us, we want to fight out till we gain our objectives. With respect to those objectives, also, we have to be absolutely clear. One of the objectives, the first and foremost, is the liberation of Bangla Desh and the second objective is the full-fledged defense of our territorial integrity and security. These are the objectives. I am speaking this because while we must be absolutely firm in regard to our objectives in the coming period, certain ideas may come forward in an incipient form and today we will have to be on our guard precisely because the battle is going to be very difficult. We are sure we are going to fight till the Military Junta in Pakistan is compelled to recognize the liberation and the freedom of Bangladesh. But at this moment, I would also like to utter a word of caution. We are not fighting for the permanent occupation of any part of West Pakistan. It is very necessary to be clear on this point because, Sir, everyone here has said and I thoroughly agree with that point that we have to maintain communal harmony in our country. Let us not put forward certain kind of ideas which create problems for the maintenance of our harmony also. That is the point which is very important. I do not want to elaborate it just now because we are just at the beginning of this struggle. But even at the beginning certain ideas have to be very clear. There is not going to be any mercy. We are going to fight with an our strength until the military junta is brought to its knees. I have not the remotest doubt about it, and that means our strength. I would like to mention one or two points because nothing has been said about them. We are all supporting this emergency. When we say that the entire energy of the people has to be mobilized to a noble cause before us, it includes the question of economy the question of keeping production going, the question of distribution of essential commodities. So it is a question of strengthening the rear which is going to be a vital aspect of national defense.