বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড)/৯
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
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| পাকিস্তানের ঘটনাপ্রবাহ শেষ পর্যন্ত ভারতের উপর চাপ সৃষ্টি করবে: প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সতর্কবাণী | দৈনিক ‘স্টেটসম্যান’ | ৭ মে, ১৯৭১ |
RAK DEVELOPMENTS WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT INDIA
(From Our Special Representative)
NEW DELHI, May, 6—Mrs. Gandhi said today that India could not shut its eycs to whatever was happening in East Pakistan “for it is bound eventually to affect this country and its economy.”
The Prime Minister made a reference to the stream of refugees pouring into India from East Pakistan while inaugurating a conference of the District Congress Committee Presidents and General Secretaries.
She said a large number of evacuees—about two million—had crossed into this country.
They would go back when fighting stopped in East Pakistan, Meanwhile, she hoped that people all over the country would help them. “We have not only to look after the evacuees at present but also see that they go back to their homes after the war is over there.” Mrs. Gandhi said that a central Assistance Committee headed by Mr. M. C. Setalvad, had already been established to help the evacuees.
Mrs. Gandhi said that “a new burden had come on this country” as a result of what is happening across the border. Developments in East Pakistan were bound to have great impact not only on West Bengal but on the whole country.