পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯৬৭

あ8〉 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ পাকিস্তানের আক্রমণের পর সর্বশেষ পরিস্থিতি ভারতের লোকসভার ৭ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ সম্পর্কে প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি কার্যবিবরণী SΤΑΤΕΜΕΝΤ RE: LEAST POSITION ABOUT PAKISTANAGGRESSION ON INDIA The Minister of Defence (SHRI JAGJIVAN RAM): The Hon'ble Members will recall the statement I made in the House in the afternoon on December 4th. I had then said that the Pakistani objective of inflicting substantial damage on us through a premediated pre-emptive attack has been frustrated. The Pak forces have been making repeated and determined efforts to inflict damage on us and probe for possible weak spots in our defenses. We have been endeavoring to blunt Pakistan's aggressive military Machine. The Pakistani Air Force has been visiting our airfields, but the damage they have been able to inflict has been negotiable. We have been able to repair the damage inflicted and our airfields continue to be operational. There has been a gradual decline in the sorties mounted by the Pakistani Air Force. This may be the result of the damage inflicted by our Air Force on their air installations and airfields. So far, we have destroyed 52 of Pakistani combat aircraft and 4 more probably damaged. 3 Pakistani pilots are in our custody. Our air Force has been concentrating for the last two days on air defense of our forward positions and providing close support to ground operations. We have also successfully attempted to dislocate Pakistani lines of communication, supply dumps and oil installations. We have lost 22 aircraft in all. Pakistan's repeated attacks on Poonch have been beaten back with heavy losses. There has been intense pressure in the Chhamb Sector. We have withdrawn our troops to prepared positions on the river Monavar Tavi. In the fighting that preceded this planned withdrawal, Pakistanis lost 25 tanks and they suffered heavy casualties. We are exercising counter pressure in the area Akhnoor and Shakargarh. The Pakistani forces have been pushed out of the Dera Baba Nanak Enclave. The bridge across the Ravi is in our possession. The attempts on the part of Pak forces to infiltrate behind our lines have been frustrate. Inthe Amritsar Sector, a few Pakistani border posts are now in our occupation. In the Ferozepore area, the Pakistani forces have ejected from the Sejra Enclave. In the Rajasthan Sector, a Pakistani armored column made a bid for the area around Ramgarh. This column was held at Longanavala and has been practically decimated. Twenty tanks were definitely destroyed and seven more damaged. We have succeeded in effecting entry into Sind from two directions. Our troops have advanced around various points and our leading clements are-about 10 miles short of Naya Chor. We have also captured Islamgarh. Our forces have been able to destroy 96 of Pakistani tanks so far.