Bengal and in its concept of Swadhin Bengla'. If the revolutionary movement in East Bengal succeeds, which it is bound to, then there will be revolutionary change and political correlation in the entire sub-continent, and in the entire relations between India and Pakistan also.
I do say that immediately the Government should give recognition to independence Republic of Bangladesh. We have to see what are the condition that a nation and people must fulfill to exercise their complete sovereignty and to proclaim their sovereignty. It is to be seen that the Awami League secured 162 Membership, more that the total majority of the membership than represents the Pakistan National assembly.
Therefore, if the internationally accepted democratic principles have meaning, those people of Bangladesh have every right to declare and proclaim themselves as an independent and sovereign State.
They are in physical control of the land of Bangladesh completely. They are in physical control of civil administration having total loyalty of the total population there. They have their own government and own flag. All conditions fulfilling sovereignty are all present there. Therefore, they have every right in the real democratic sense to declare themselves an independent country and India has also a right, according to the International principles to accept and accord recognition to that Independent State of Bangladesh.
This is a delicate matter. I don't say India should jump on East Bengal with her military. Short of military intervention, short of going against international code and diplomatic relations, India should go all out to give all possible help to the people of East Bengal and the revolutionaries there.
I would suggest a few things. India should immediately mobilize world opinion. I would remind the Prime Minister about this. This is the first time the leaders of Bangladesh have requested India, Ceylon and other Asiatic and world countries to extend to them all kind of help. They have declared it openly. Therefore this is not something against the will of the people of Bangladesh. The sovereign of the Independent Govt. of Bangladesh has got to be recognized.
I would also the hon. Prime Minister to take the matter of the genocide of the civilian people and the massacre of thousands of innocent freedom lovers of East Bengal to the UN Human Rights Commission immediately and without any further delay.
I would also request the hon. Prime Minister to request the Government of Ceylon as also the Government of Britain not to allow the Colombo port and the Maldive islands to ferry arms and ammunition and the Military personnel of West Pakistan into East Pakistan. I would request Government to in invite the attention of the other Government to the fact that the Pakistan Navy may not be allowed to operate in the Bay of Bengal and in the Indian Ocean to carry the murderers, the killers and the butchers from West Pakistan to East Bengal.
I would also make one other request I know that thousands of Bengalis of Bangladesh are terrorized, and those terrorized Bengalis have taken shelter near the
