পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯৩২

bのと。 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড পাকিস্তান কর্তৃক ভারতের উপর ভারতের লোকসভার কার্যবিবরণী ৪ নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ আক্রমনের পরিপেক্ষিতে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি এবং তার ওপর আলোচনা The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clok |MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] SΤΑΤΕΜΕΝΤ RΕ. ΑΤΤΑΟΚΒΥΡΑΚΙSΤΑΝ THE PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF ATOMIC ENERGY, MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS, MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI): Mr. Speaker, Sir this morning, according to the news, the Government of West Pakistan has declared war upon us. Last evening the West Pakistan Air Force violated our air space wantonly and attacked a large number of our air fields. Simultaneously their ground force shelled our positions along the western border. Their propaganda media has made a totally baseless allegation that India had launched an attack and assault. The news reached me just as I was leaving Calcutta, Immediately on my return I took counsel with my colleagues and with the Leaders of the Opposition Parties. We were all of one mind, united in our resolve that the nation’s freedom should be defended and unanimous that the aggressor should be beaten back. I am sure the same sense of solidarity will mark our work in the difficult days ahead. A state of Emergency has been Proclaimed. Ilay on the Table a copy of Notification No. G.S.R. 1789 Published in Gazette of India dated the 3rd December, 1971 under sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of article 352 of Constitution, publishing the Proclamation of Emergency issued by the President on the 3rd December, 1971 under clause (1) of the said article. [Place in Library. See No. LT-1219/71.] We are approaching the House to adopt the Defense of India Bill. Our feeling is one of regret that Pakistan did not desist from the ultimate folly and sorrow that at a time when the greatest need of this sub-continent is development; the peoples of India and Pakistan have been pushed into war. We could have lived as good neighbors by the people of West Pakistan have never had a say in their destiny. In this grave hour our own dominant emotion is one of confidence and faith. For over nine months the military regime of West Pakistan has barbarously trampled upon freedom and basic human rights in Bangladesh. The Army of occupation has committed heinous crimes unmatched for their vindictive ferocity. Many millions have been uprooted, ten million have been pushed into our country. We repeatedly drew the attention of the world to this annihilation of a whole people, to this menace to our security. Everywhere the people showed sympathy and