There should be no doubt in the minds of the people that we recognize what has happened in East Pakistan is a national revolution a national movement against colonial regime which has been going on for some years.
I do not want to take the little time that you will allow me in description. I want to submit to the Government that we should make it very clear that we shall exercise our utmost obligation to provide the night of asylum to the oppressed people of East Bengal, whether you call them refugees or whatever it is. We should not be merely content with the denial of our air space arising from the skyjacking and the normal reprisal that follow. I hope, the Government will take immediate steps to invoke the Geneva Convention. This country will be responsible, in a large measure, in formulating a convention in view of things, happening there.
So long as our diplomatic representatives remain in Islamabad, we should obtain correct information on which we will be able to argue the case in the United Nations.
It will be a great mistake at this time to be cynical and say, We can do nothing in the United Nations and Parliaments. We have to use every forum of the world. When certainly a large volume of public opinion in this country is exercised about the repression and oppression that goes on in Mozambique and Angola or in other parts of Africa, when most of us are supporting to struggle of the Vietnamese people against imperialism or of the Arab people against another king of imperialism, how an we remain unconcerned about the people who are next door to us? I am not for a moment suggesting that we should in any way violate international laws so long as they exist and we should not promote this revolution. We should not follow the bad example of Pakistan and to what they are doing in Kashmir. This is a spontaneous movement on the part of the people sanctified by the respect of the elections permitted by the ruling party itself. Therefore, while it is a revolution by consent in the classical sense, it is a revolution which has been sanctified by the vote of the people and there an be no two ways about this. And I do hope that the Prime Minister will find her way to enable organizations like the Indian Red Cross to move out, and if the authorities concerned refuse, then other steps should be taken.
Afro-Asian opinion which is exercised by colonial rule persisted in promoting the movements inside international shares to draw attention to the situation where it not the opportunity to govern, it is not the desire for reform like separation of executive forms Judiciary but it is revolution of the people, a revolution demanding independence. I hope the tome will not be far off when this Government will recognize the new Government set up by the people and not make the mistake as in regard to North Vietnam and East Germany. (Interruptions) because delay in these matters makes it difficult. When a government is established, reasonably established, commands habitual obedience of the people and is able to perform its obligations. even under the American law, it ought to be recognized immediately. So, if an application or a request is made by the new Government of Last Bengal-I do now call it Bangladesh because there is another Bengal-whatever it is called, we should not tinker about it and take the risk of recognizing that Government.
