পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৮৬৪

br○br বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড Treasury Benches that the hon. Minister will make a statement on Friday and the leaders of the groups will be allowed to ask questions. (Interruptions) I know that hon. Members want a debate So far as the questions to be asked today are concerned. . SHRI SWARAN SINGH: They are not pressing. So, let us drop them. Hon. Members are not interested in putting questions, So, let us drop them, we shall have a separate discussion. I have no objection to that. (Interruptions). Let me clarify the position in response to the desire expressed in the House and the desire expressed by you. Mr. Speaker this statement has been made about the tour. It appears that hon. Members attach and I am also at one, with them in this, greater importance to the questions of the supply of arms. So, if they do not want to ask questions on this, let us drop it. And there may be a separate discussion on the supply of arms. SHRI BHAGWAT IHA AZAD: We specifically demand a discussion not on the statement but about the shipment of American arms to Pakistan. We want discussion on that aspect, which the statement does not cover. SHRI SWARAN SINGH: Let us have a discussion on Monday or some other time. By that time. We shall have more material also. SHRI ATAL BIHARI WAJPAYEE: We would like to have a discussion on Bangladesh also. The discussion should not be confined only to the shipment of arms, but should extend to Bangladesh also. The whole attitude of Government has to be discussed. SHRI H. N. MUKHERJEE (Calcutta-north East): My submission is that when the Minister makes a statement, it becomes the possession of the House. As a Member of the house, my first reaction is that in a very peculiar way, it is backsliding on foreign policy statements in regard to Bangladesh made earlier in this House. SHRI H. N. MUKHERJEE (Calcutta-North East): My submission is that when the Minister makes a statement, it becomes the possession of the House. As a Member of the House, my first reaction is that in a very peculiar way, it is backsliding on foreign policy statements in regard to Bangladesh made earlier in this House. The statement he has made in the garb of a very summarized report of his tour has implications of that sort. That requires a discussion in this house straightway. That being so, the earlier arrangement about questions being asked by individual members does not stand and it is now very incumbent to have a discussion because the statement implies a backsliding from statements in regard to Bangladesh and Government’s policy in regard thereto. Therefore, a larger discussion is necessitated and that discussion should be held at once because, as I said, an impression has been created outside that there has been a backsliding from the announced Government policy. SHRIS. M. BANERJEE: On a point of order. Refer to rule 376(2): "A point of order may be raised in relation to the business before the House at the moment". The business before the House is a statement made by the Minister. On that you are allowing us to ask a few questions. The motion is there. I wish to move under rule 340 which says: "At any time after a motion has been made a member may move that the debate on the motion be adjourned".