পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৮২৩

ԳՏ Գ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড Pakistani atrocities in East Bengal and has created a grave situation for us endangering the place and security of this area besides imposing a tremendously heavy strain on our whole economy and resources. We are exploring all available avenues to secure the safe return of all these refuges to their own homes. In the face of such grave facts the claim of normalcy by Pakistan is an absurdity. Our security forces are fully alive to their responsibility and are keeping constant vigil along the borders. I would like to assure the House that we are carefully watching all these developments and will not hesitate to take such steps as may become necessary to preserve the integrity of our territory and safe-guard the interests of our people. SHRI P.K. DEO: Sir, by a unanimous resolution passed in this House on the 31st of March. we expressed our anguish and concern at the genocide that is taking place in East Bengal and, at the same time, made the suggestion that all governments of the world may be approached to take constructive steps for the restoration of democracy in that part of the world and for the transfer of power to the real representatives of the people, fifty-five days have passed. During these Fifty-five days of complacency except the sabre-rattling statements of some of the Ministers and of the Prime Minister nothing concrete has been done. This intervening period has exposed the bankruptcy of Indian diplomacy. No step has been taken to raise this question in the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations or in any other international forum. On the other hand we find that Pakistan has stolen a march on this country and has secured the support of China, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Even our friend, the United Arab Republic, did not grant an interview to Jaya Prakash Narayan when he visited that country on that mission. In the mean time more than 3 million refugees have come here. That has posed a very big problem to the economy of this country. The harder has been highly sensitive and combustible. The statement made by the Home Minister has made a very painful reading. Having failed to suppress the mass upsurge in East Bengal, Pakistan may be taking resort to these provocative measures just to provoke this country for a military showdown as the only means to unite these two regions on the basis of hatred towards India as Pakistan had been born out of hatred for India. That might be the reason. We should not fall a prey to this kind of a military showdown where not only will we be a party but the big powers are also likely to be sucked in and this country is likely to become a second Vietnam. Taking into consideration all these factors, when defector Bangladesh is emerging out of the pangs of birth as an independent nation, our de jure recognition may not have any substance to it, but taking into consideration the security of this country there are only three alternatives which are open to us. Firstly, the border skirmishes may be localized and dealt with firmly. Secondly, the Government should be prepared for a major military conflict if they cannot stop these intrusions and air space violations. At that time we have to consider our defense preparedness. We should not make the same Don Quixotic statement that pandit Jawaharlal Nehru made while going to Ceylon that the Chinese would be thrown out. The scar of humiliation has not yet been wiped out from our faces. We do not want a repetition of that. The third alternative is to arouse the world