পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৮৮৩

brQ a বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড মাননীয় সদস্য বলেছেন যে, বৃটিশ পার্লামেন্টের ২১৬ জন সম্মানিত সদস্য বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতি দেবার প্রস্তাব উত্থাপন করেছেন। আমার দুঃখ হয়, আমাদের সরকার কেন বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতি দিতে অগ্রসর হচ্ছে *III.......... আমি মন্ত্রী মহোদয়ের কাছে এই আবেদন করছি যে, সময় এসে গেছে, মোটেই বিলম্ব না করে আমাদের বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতি দেবার জন্য অগ্রসর হওয়া উচিত। SHRI MURASOLI MARAN (Madras South): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I consider that we have lost in what which we did not fight. It is an unsought war India has lost to Pakistan. Otherwise, how can we explain the terrific burden of eight million refugees on us. As Mr. Krishna Menon has pointed out, one-tenth of the population of East Pakistan is living with us. Now, we are holding the baby without our knowing how it came about. We never expected such a situation when this rising passed a resolution in support of the up-House in East Bengal. We were in jubilant mood then. We thought Bangladesh would be a reality sooner than later. But we failed to know than was happening in Bangladesh. We failed to give advice in time to our friends in Bangladesh. We failed to guide even the Indian newspapers and Indian public opinion because in their over enthusiasm they published encouraging news. Six days after the start of the genocide, our Parliament passed a unanimous resolution in support of the historic upsurge of the 75 million people of Bangladesh, but still we are to recognize it. Whatever it may be, we could have changed the history of this subcontinent. We could have saved millions of lives and homes. We did not do what was wanted. "Masterly inactivity" would be the correct expression to describe our attitude. Finally, we felt the pinch of it with the onward march of the refugees. When we felt that we could not carry on without sufficient strain on our economy, we are sending one after another to all world capitals. There was a time when the entire world was looking to New Delhi for leadership. Then we were the leader of nonaligned group. Now we have lost that initiative, derive and leadership. As Mr. Menon pointed out, what is wanted now is a foreign policy. Our virile foreign policy is as dead as the students of the Dacca University. The touch stone of a foreign policy is to find out whether it would help our national interest. How are we going to solve the refugees problem? What happened to the refugees of Palestine? Still that problem could not be solved. The question asked by the common man in street is how are you going to solve the refugee problem? The common man in the street tells us, "If you do not have a Bangladesh, if Bangladesh does not have a geographic territory, then it is duty of India to create one." Israel marched up to the desert of Senai. China is still occupying thousands of square miles of our territory. The super powers will understand only if we speak in language which is understood by them. President Nixon and Mr. Rogers are not prepared to call murder by its proper name. When Tajuddin Ahmed declared the independence of Bangladesh, he said: "Every day this recognition and assistance is delayed a thousand lives are lost and more of Bangladesh's vital assets are destroyed." Not only the interests of Bangladesh but the interests of India will be affected. We do not want war. But events may derive us to that. That is what Shri Jayaprakash Narain said