পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (পঞ্চম খণ্ড).pdf/৭৩

49 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড Mrs. Noorjahan Morshed, while referring to the talk of political settlement, said': If, is to be a political settlement, it will have to be on our terms. And that is complete; withdrawal of the West Pakistani Army and the Liberation of Bangladesh. Mr. Shah Moazzem Hossain, in his speech before the Indain M, P.s described the discrimination the people of Bangladesh, who constituted the majority, had suffered since the creation of Pakistan. He said: It is the rulers of Pakistan who have disintegrated Pakistan. They have killed Pakistan; we are only burying it. Mr. Moazzem Hossain said: Pakistan, with its two wings separated, and having nothing in common between the people of the two wings except religion, could not sustain without the will of the people. Such a will could develop only when all were treated an equals and not as slaves. Mr. Moazzem Hossain gave a description of the killing unleashed by Yahya Khan's Army. He said : about five lakhs of people have been killed in Bangladesh. In his speech, Mr. Moazzem Hossain also appealed to the Indian Government to offer diplomatic recognition to the Government of Bangladesh. This is Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra giving you the news, The Pakhtoon leader. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, has blamed the aggressive, power-hungry, rich class of West Pakistan for the present crisis in Bangladesh. Reporting this, the Kabul daily 'Caravan' says: The Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, is prepared to leave for Bangladesh to mediate between the Awami League and the West Pakistani leaders. The Pakhtoon leader has also said : He has been asked by the Pakistan Council in Jalalabad to visit Pakistan and have meeting with President Yahya Khan, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is reported to have rejected this Pakistani offer and has declined to meet a military dictator of Pakistan. Mr. M. Mansoor Ali, Minister for Finance. Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, has today proceeded for a trip to the eastern part of Bangladesh. During his stay there, he is expected to meet the Awami League M.P.A.s and M, N.A.s, leaders and workers. The freedom fighters of Bangladesh are reported to have intensified guerilla activities m Rangpur, Comilla and Dacca sectors. A number of bridges on the railway line between Lalmanirhat and Keknia, have been blown up, dislocating railway communications for the Pakistani troops. In the Lalmonirhat-Kurigram area, freedom fighters have continued to harass the Pakistani troops by frequent commando raids. It is reported, in a recent encounter, the Liberation Forces killed 6 Pakistani soldiers and destroyed an enemy jeep at Lalmonirhat. In the Dacca sector, the freedom fighters are reported to have exchanged fire recently with a Pakistani Army patrol, northeast of Mymemsingh. The Liberation Forces have