“Such a ‘commission’ can serve no useful purpose. Indeed such an inquiry would not at all the genuine inquiry aimed at arriving at the truth, but would be a more device to mislead the people.
“We cannot, therefore, accept such a ‘commission’. The people of Bangla Desh shall not co-operate with such ‘commission’, nor serve as its members”.
“On behalf of the people we had made four-point demand on the 7th of March. 1971, one of those demands was that for fair, impartial and public inquiry with proper terms of reference. The nominal and piecemeal acceptance of one of those points and that too in the manner described above, cannot contribute to the solution of the grave crisis that faces us”.
Mujibs Probe
Meanwhile, Sheikh Mujib has sent Capt. Mansur Ali, leader of Parliamentary party in the East Pakistan Assembly, Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, Vice-President, East Pakistan Awami League and Mr. Abidur Rez.a Khan, MNA-elect to Chittagong to make an on the spot enquiry into the recent firings and other incident there.
They will assess the situation and report accordingly. It may be mentioned that Maulana Bhashani had also sent him a telegram to this effect.
