পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৮৪০

br>8 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড With this preamble about the basic nature of the problems facing us today, I want to draw your attention to the fact that our Government, the Prime Minister and other Ministers on more than one occasion said that the issue of recognition of Bangladesh is under their active consideration and constant review. This means evidently that our Government does not deny the claim bf legitimacy of the sovereignty of Bangladesh. With them, it is a question of expediency; it is question of time; when and how this recognition will be given. A few days before, the Prime Minister said that recognition will be given. And a right decision about recognition will be taken at the right time. Well. The government has not made any clarification as to what is the right time. What are the circumstantial factors that will ripen the situation or when the situation will mature for them to take a decision at the right moment? The Government is maintaining strict silence about it. Not only that; they are even refusing to share the reasoning with the Members of Parliament as to what are the factors, the circumstantial factors, that will determine the right time for taking a right decision in regard to Bangladesh. But what is the will of the people? Most of the State legislatures in India have passed unanimous resolutions and all Congress members subscribing to it and asking the Central Government to give immediate recognition to Bangladesh. Some of the Cabinet ministers and very important leaders of the Ruling Congress have publicly. Stated that Government should given immediate recognition to Bangladesh. All the opposition parties in the Parliament except the Muslim League, were unanimous that it is the right time for recognition. "Eminent jurists who have the capacity to go into international laws about sovereignty, from Mr. Chagla to Mr. Setalvad. have unanimously said that Government should give immediate recognition to Bangladesh. At innumerable public meetings people have demanded the immediate recognition of Bangladesh. A few days ago, when the Bangladesh parliamentary delegation addressed members of both Houses in the Central Hall, when they appealed to you to give immediate recognition to Bangladesh, there was a thundering cheer from all sides, both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members. What do these facts indicate? It indicates very largely that the national consensus is in favor of giving immediate recognition to Bangladesh. But our Government is either isolated from the will of the people, or the will of the people is isolated from our Government. A big hiatus has developed between the Government and the people. The Government claims the monopoly of wisdom to decide right moment for a right decision, whereas all sections of our people have given the verdict that already the right time has passed; and urged the Government not to miss the bus again and again. Government want to wait for the right time. It means, we want time. Naturally as a corollary, it means, you want to give Pakistan time also. Pakistan is more willy, more conspiratorial than you can imagine to be. They will go to the lowest levels. which you cannot think of. They will utilize this time for consolidation of their military force, to crush the revolutionary movement, to create quislings and puppets there, to unleash the war of communalism for perpetuation of political theocracy in Bangladesh, to drive out the Hindus to create communal trouble in India and to create international complications. On your part, you also want time. Do you think the millions of refugees are nothing but a