708 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ পাক সামরিক জান্তার অধীন গভর্নর এ, এম, মুহিত সংকলিত সেপ্টেম্বর, মালিকের নিকট জনাব মুহিতের চিঠি ‘Thoughts in Exile' Տի, ԳՖ A LETTER TO GOVERNOR MALIK September, 1971 You have asked for creation of an open society where issues will be settled by force of argument. Do you honestly believe that there is any possibility of such a course of action in West Pakistan or Bangladesh as long as Yahya's hordes arc not totally annihilated? That was what the country was wanting to do when Bhutto joined in the conspiracy of Yahya's gang to thwart the process altogether. I am surprised that you should say that after having been dismissed like a domestic servant on February 21 when the real shift of power to the hawks took place. How can you now try to remove 'suspicions"? You are asking for rebuilding the economy and the society & to forgive & forget the past. For whom do you rebuild the economy? For your masters from West Pakistan and the Biharis whom we chose to give shelter when they were homeless? How can you forgive and forget when no family is there in Bangladesh who have not suffered death and destruction in the hands of Yahya's gangsters? Much less of it caused the partition of India. I feel like quoting you that we are "compelled to seek a separate homeland after we found our very existence threatened in United Pakistan." It is indeed a repetition of history and I lived through that also. For God's sake do not talk of Indian conspiracy and their involvement in the creation of present troubles. Any time Bangalis get a chance to assert their will the hand of India is discovered. Your masters also had the nauseating temerity to accuse Sher-e-Bangla of complicity in Indian conspiracy. I have personally heard such accusations against Mr. Nurul Amin whose concern for Pakistan's solidarity is much more than that of any West Pakistani. You have talked of national suicide for the Bangalis. Fortunately that is not the case this time. Pakistan was broken up by Yahya-Bhutto axis on March 25 and you cannot put it together again because a river of blood and 'scorched earth' is between the two regions now. Incidentally the destruction of Pakistan was caused by people who had no involvement in the Pakistan movement, who made no sacrifices for Pakistan but enjoyed rich dividends out of its creation. The Punjab did little for Pakistan but got the most benefits. Yahya and his generals have never worked for Pakistan so it was easy on their conscience to destroy the country. Bhutto was an Indian citizen as late as 1952. So it is only natural that personal lust for power should be more important to him than Pakistan's survival. I derive some satisfaction in the fact that Pakistan was not destroyed by those who worked for its creation.
