| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| পাক সেনাদের নৃশংসতার বিরুদ্ধে কোলকাতার মুসলমান সমাজের প্রস্তাব | ‘স্টেটসম্যান’ | ১মে, ১৯৭১ |
CALCUTTA MUSLIMS CONDEMN PAK ARMY ACTION
(By a Staff Reporter)
At a meeting of Muslim citizens in Calcutta on Friday a resolution was adopted condemning the brutal on the people of Bangladesh by the West Pakistani Army and urged the Government of India to recognize the Bangladesh Government. It was also stated that India should take up the question of genocide in Bangladesh at the U. N. Mr. Ghulam Mohiuddin. M.L.A. presided and among the speakers were Mr. A. K. M. Ishaque, M. P. and Mr. Amzad Ali.
Anjumane Moha Sinia of Hooghly took out a procession of Bengali Muslims to the Bangladesh Mission at Circus Avenue, where they met Mr. Hossain Ali and pledged their support. The Explorers Club, which runs a camp near the Mission, gave a warm reception to the delegation.
Mr. Mihir Sen, chairman of the club who addressed the gathering, called upon Bangali Muslims, to come out unequivocally in support of the people of Bangladesh. He also appealed to wealthy Muslims to open and operate a few camps to field and shelter some of the refugees who have come to West Bengal.
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has urged the international labor organization to condemn the brutal attack by the Pakistani “colonialists” on the people of Bangladesh. The National Coordination Committee for Bangladesh in a statement said that short term training courses in First Aid are being held at Netaji Bhavan in Elgin Road, Calcutta, from 6 p. m. to 8 p.m.
UNI and PTI add: C P I leaders Mr. N. K. Krishnan and Mr. Romesh Chandra will go to Moscow early next month to mobilize public opinion there in favor of Bangladesh. This was stated by Mr. Rajeshwara Rao, the party’s general secretary, al a Press conference in New Delhi on Friday.
Meanwhile the National Council of the party at its meeting demanded recognition of the provisional Government of Bangladesh by Government of India and extended “full support” to the people’s liberation struggle against the military regime of Yahya Khan.”
The president of the West Bengal Jana Sangha Mr. Haripads Bharati demanded that India should not only recognize Bangladesh as an independent sovereign republic but should also ask Pakistan for a “chunk of land” along the eastern border for lodging the refugees who were pouring into India from Bangladesh every day in large numbers.
The Assam Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution appealing to the people of the State to maintain peace and harmony among all-sections of people “in this critical hour of grave importance”.
