বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড)/৪১
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| মস্কো বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রী ইন্দিরা গান্ধীর ভাষণের সারাংশ | ভারত সরকারের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | ২৯ সেপ্টেম্বের, ১৯৭১ |
Extracts from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s address at the Moscow University
September 29, 1971.
—The efforts of the Indian people are often thwarted by forces beyond our control. Earlier this year in our General elections, the people of India gave us a mandate for progress. We were about to embark upon a new programme of economic advance, when from across our frontiers we had a new kind of invasion; not of armed men, but of a vast influx of helpless terror-stricken men, women and children from East Bengal-some wounded, some ill and all hungry. More than 9 million people have come in the last six months and they continue to pour in. Has there been a greater migration in history?
When millions of people are pushed into another’s territory, jeopardizing its normal life, its plants for the future, and it's very security, it is obvious that peace is in peril. We have shown the greatest forbearance, but it is essential that the basic cause of the crisis be immediately removed by a political solution acceptable to the people concerned. Unfortunately, there is no sign that this is being attempted. It is the world’s responsibility to create without further delay conditions to enable the refugees to return to their homes in safety and dignity——