বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড)/৫২
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| ব্রাসেলসে রয়্যাল ইনস্টিটিউট অফ ইণ্টারন্যাশনাল এফেয়ার্স-এ প্রধানমন্ত্রী ইন্দিরা গান্ধীর ভাষণ | ভারত সরকারের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | ২৫ অক্টোবর, ১৯৭১ |
EXTRACTS FROM PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI’S SPEECH AT
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS,
BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 25, 1971.
........A new crisis which has arisen surpasses in its magnitude all the earlier crisis which have confronted us. Over nine million people of East Bengal-practically equal to the population of Belgium-have been terrorized and persecuted by the military rulers of Pakistan, and have been pushed inside our territory, jeopardizing our normal life and our plans for the future. Should the w2orld not take note of this new king of aggression? This is not a civil war in the conventional sense. It is a genocidal pogrom of civilians merely because they voted democratically. It is cynical use of helpless human beings as a weapon against a neighbor nation. We in India have shown the greatest self-restraint, but there is no doubt that our stability and security are gravely threatened. Indeed, we feel the threat is to the peace of the entire region. The basic cause of this crisis must be remedied. A political solution must be found to this problem, and, to be effective, it must be acceptable to the elected representatives of the peoples of Bangladesh. To hold elections for seats, which are not vacant, in the present conditions of repression and chaos, has no meaning or purpose. It is the responsibility of all those who are interested in peace to create conditions to stop the further influx of refugees and to enable those who are already in India to return to their homes in safety and dignity and without further delay........