পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯১৬

brb○ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড Men, women and children, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Budhists, fled from this unparalleled terror in an unending stream to seek shelter in India. The terror continues unabated; so does the stream of refugees. It has reached the staggering figure of nearly 10 million people. The genocide practiced by Pakistan, the cruel attempt to destroy the culture and identity of the people of Bangla Desh, has evoked the sympathy of the entire world. The forcible expulsion of millions of men and women. of all creeds and ages. in a state of utter helplessness and exhaustion, constitutes, so far as we are concerned. a new kind of aggression. We could not but give them shelter and succour. Their continued stay in our country imposes intolerable strains on us; threatens the stability of our economy, jeopardizes many of the fundamental values enshrined in our Constitution and has engendered social, economic, and political tensions. It is our wish that these refugees from terror return to their homes in honor, in dignity and in full safety. The military rulers have so far done nothing to put an end to the terror or to create conditions in which the refugees could return to their homes. The efforts made by the people, the press, the governments of many nations have so far proved unavailing. The people of Bangladesh have been making their own efforts to make it impossible for the Pak Army to continue its reign of terror. A powerful resistance movement has grown around the East Bengal Regiment and the East Pakistan Rifles. Angry young men have joined in large numbers. The resistance offered by them has unnerved the Pak Army. Their successes have made them hopeful of early deliverance. The military rulers have for the past many months been trying to divert the attention of the world from their misdemeanors and mistakes by fastening and foisting the blame on India. We are guilty only of sympathizing and supporting people in dire distress. The President of Pakistan, however, threatens to wreak vengeance upon us. if the Mukti Bahini succeeds in liberating their land from the clutches of Pakistani hordes who are perpetrating rape and rapine in Bangla Desh on a scale unprecedented in the recorded annals of history. On 30th July, 1971, President Yahya Khan threatened us with total war. On October 12th, in his address to the nation, the threat was renewed. In between. the armed might of Pakistan has been significantly reinforced and strengthened. War hysteria has been whipped up. A poster campaign to "Crush India" and "Conquer India” has been launched. The cry of Jehad has been raised. To back up his threat of total war against India President Yahya Khan ordered large-scale movement of troops all along the Western Indo-Pak border. Opposite Rajasthan, Gujarat and East Punjab, Pakistan has moved its troops close to our border. Special attention has been paid to the Cease Fire Line in violation of the terms of the Karachi Agreement. Additional POK battalions have been raised, Frontier Corps troops have been brought in; a large number of Mujahids has been activated, and an additional wing of Karakorarn Scouts has been organized. All along the western border and the Cease Fire Line, enormous quantities of defense stores and ammunition have been piled up. Close to the troops locations. By the middle of October, almost the entire military might of Pakistan had been deployed, away from their cantonments, along our frontiers, in