the supply of these arms. Arms are being given to Pakistan at throw-away prices. It is no price at all. It is a nominal price. It is like a director getting a salary of Re. 1 per month. It is like that. Arms have been gifted to Pakistan by the Americans. In such a situation, I should like to know what the policy of the Government is. Is it not a fact that it is an abetment of the genocide there and, apart from that, provocation of war against India? And with the supplies of arms arriving at the Bangladesh borders, we find bellicosity on the part of the West Pakistan troops rising every day. I come from Calcutta, everybody is saying that as Pakistan is getting arms from the US the troops on the other side are being more and more bellicose and developing provocative action including shell-fire into our territory. This is happening, Sir, I am a little surprised. Here, the hon. home Minister made a statement in which he has made an assessment of the United States thing. What he has said here is rather interesting.
As a result of my talks with the Government of countries visited by me the following areas of agreement emerged:
“(1) That there could be no Military solution and all Military action in East Bengal must stop immediately”.
On your arrival here you told Parliament, we were told, that American is giving more arms for the continuance of the military action.
“(2)That the flow of refugees into India from East Bengal must stop immediately.”
The next day the Americans made it known that arms will go and that they were justified in supplying the arms.
That does not stop the flow of refugees. It increases the flow of refugees. Yesterday I found out in Calcutta that the refugees in West Bengal are coming at the rate of 30,000 per day even now.
The third item, according to his statement, is that conditions must be created for the return of refugees. Are the Americans creating conditions for the return of the refugees by giving arms to butcher Yahya Khan’s Military junta?
The fourth item in his statement is political solution. The other day a statement was made here in this House and on the 29th June Mr. Yahya Khan made his broadcast and he told the world the kind of solution he wants. I do not wish to go into this thing. Even after that, the Americans made a special point to make it known to the world what kind of things they were supplying to Pakistan. Is that the way a political solution would be found?
The fifth item is that the situation is fraught with grave danger to the peace and security. Now American arms are coming to maintain peace and security here. Now what is the remedy for us? Here is the statement of the Minister made in this House. We will have our full say when a full-dress debate takes place. But the hon’ble Minister was misleading the House. He has no business to tell us that America has come to this kind of agreement. If he has the courage he should declare that he has been bluffed and swindled by the Americans.
