বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড)/১১৮
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতির জন্য ভারতের মুসলিম বুদ্ধিজীবীদের আহ্বান | অমৃতবাজার পত্রিকা | ১৯ এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ |
MUSLIM INTELLESCTUALS CALL FOR RECOGNITION
(From Our Delhi Office)
APRII. 18-Muslim intellectuals here today called on the Government of India to give recognition to Bangladesh and to persuade other Governments in the world to do the same.
The meeting held at the Jamia Rural Institute in Okhla, was also attended by the Soviet Second Secretary, Mr. Boris Romanov who occupied a front seat and sat right through the symposium on the liberation movement in Bangladesh. Dr. S. Abid Husain presided.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. K. G. Saiyadain, former Education Secretary, said that what was happening in East Bengal was not a fight between two sections of Muslims or between Punjabis and Bangalis, but plain and simple genocide. It was the duty of every decent human being to protest against this, he asserted.
Mrs. Saleha Abid Hussain, a well-known Urdu writer, said that she was a most tongue-tied by the barbaric events in East Bengal. She often heard Muslims say that a separate Muslim State was essential to fight against Hindu domination, but the creation of Pakistan had not solved the problem, she added.
According to Our Special Representative, West Bengal’s Minister for Food, Mr. Kashi Danta Moitra, declared here today that the “time had now come” for recognition of the Bangladesh Government and that, if there was delay “the situation (of security) in West Bengal might be aggravated”.
The Government of the “Democratic Republic of Bangla Desh” he said now met the “legal tests” required for recognition. These tests he listed as population, territory, Government or organization and sovereignty, both external and internal.
Mr. Moitra said that Bangla Desh refugees in West Bengal were being given a grain ration of 400 grammes per adult and 200 grammes per child per week (in rice, since cooking anything else in camps would be difficult) against 928 grammes per week received by others in the statutorily rationed areas in the State. He urged the Centre to help West Bengal sink tube-wells, operate mobile hospitals and build shelters for refugees in border areas.
Mr. N. C. Chatterjee, president of the All-India Civil Liberaties’ Council and a former M. P. in a statement, thanked the U.S. Ambassador in India Mr. Kenneth Keating, for his bold and forthright” statement that what was happening in East Bengal was the concern of the international community and could not be treated an strictly as “internal affair” of Pakistan. He added that it showed that the world “is not bankrupt of decency and morality.”
UNI adds:— The CPI (M) leader, Mr. Jyoti Basu, warned the Centre today that if it did not recognize Bangla Desh immediately and provide all material assistance to Sheikh Mujilbur Rahman, including arms, West Bengal might face serious consequences.