পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৬৭১

644 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ৬ দফা ভিত্তিক শাসনতন্ত্রের অনুমোদনের বিপক্ষে দ্য ডন | ১৮ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ১৯৭১ জনাব ভুট্টোর মন্তব্য NO ROOM LEFT FOR NEGOTIATION WITH AWAMI LEAGUE Pakistan People's Party not going to endorse a 'Dictated' Constitution, Mr. Z. A. Bhutto's statement in Karachi on February 17, 1971 Mr. Z. A. Bhutto, Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party yesterday reiterated that if a "viable" constitution is to be framed for the country "all of us must have a hand in that". He told a Press conference at the party's central office in Karachi that "under present circumstances" it was pointless for the People's Party to attend the ensuing National Assembly session beginning at Dacca from March 3. He said that the PPP's MNA elect could not undertake the journey to Dacca merely to endorse a constitution in the making of which they did not have their say. He said that India's belligerent attitude towards Pakistan had created an abnormal situation in West Pakistan. There had been Indian troop's movement on the Lahore border and in the adjoining areas and the Indian political parties were outbidding one another to take a "stronger position" against Pakistan. Such situations in the past Mr. Bhutto said had led to war between India and Pakistan. The situation was critical not only within but without also taking into account the situation in South-East Asia, particularly in Laos. In the light of these circumstances, Mr. Bhutto said, the journey of the party's 85 MNAs-elect from West Pakistan to Dacca was not a simple matter, especially in view of the party's known views. It was the first duty of the party members to be with their people in this situation, he said. Mr. Bhutto said that the basic position today was that the Awami League says that there could be no compromise on its six-point programme and that it was a "final word and last position". He said, in reality, the Pakistan People's Party had gone to the precipice beyond which there was a fall. The party, he said, had accepted all the demands of the students. Ten out of 11 demands had been accepted. The eleventh point itself belongs to the six-point programme he added. He said the People's Party had said it at the very outset that it would step aside if its views were not accommodated on the issue of Constitution.