পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯৩০

Տo8 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড পাকিস্তানে জরুরী অবস্থা ঘোষণার | ভারতের লোকসভার কার্যবিবরণী ১৪ নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি STATEMENT RE. DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY IN PAKISTAN AND SITUATION ON INDIA PAKISTAN BORDER THE PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF ATOMIC ENERGY, MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS, MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI): The House is aware of the announcement made by president Yahya Khan Yesterday declaring a State of Emergency throughout Pakistan. This declaration is the climax of his efforts to divert the attention of the world from Bangladesh and to put the blame on us for a situation which he himself has created. Such a declaration by a military regime, which has been waging war on the people of Bangladesh for the last 8 months and has been threatening us with total war for the last 3 to 4 months, has no meaning except to deceive his own people and the world at large. President Yahya Khan's Id message had crated the impression that he was at least heeding the advice of a number of world leaders to abandon the military approach and to seek a political solution. We hope that the declaration of Emergency is not a device to get out of the compulsion of seeking a political solution. Since the recession of the monsoon, the successes of the Mukti bahini have apparently upset the plan of the military regime. The Liberation forces of Bangladesh, with the full support of their entire people, have taken a heavy toll of Pakistan’s armed forces and have freed large parts of their home-land. At great cost to ourselves, we have been shouldering an intolerable burden of looking after nearly 10 million terror-stricken men, women and children, who have fled from Pakistani oppression. The refugees want to return to their homes under credible guarantees of safety and human dignity. We are determined to ensure that they are enabled to do so as soon as possible. Pakistan’s armed forces have been shelling our border areas inflicting damage on life and property. Their air force has want only violated our air space several times and once came right up to Srinagar. Spies and saboteurs have been blowing up trains and bridges. Since March 1971, we have lodged 66 protects for border violations covering 890 incidents. For air violations we have lodged 17 protest covering 50 incidents. However, these protests have had no effect and to cover up their incessant violations, Pakistani Propaganda, media have been putting out the story that we are engaged in an undeclared war and have mounted massive attacks with tanks and troops. This is wholly untrue. In fact, it was Pakistan which threatened total war and moved its entire armed strength into operational positions on our borders and launched a massive hate-India campaign with the slogans “Conquer India.” We had, therefore, to take appropriate