are suffering there for having waged a courageous, self-reliant and powerful movement for the expression of the sovereignty of the people. The movement seems to be so powerful and self-reliant that the Government of Pakistan can never have the excuse of saying that it is being backed by outside powers. Rather I am afraid the Government of Pakistan may arm itself with the support of the outside power to suppress them. The movement is bound to be self-propelling and self-relients and ultimately it is my hope that the movement will succeed because of the moral strength that has been built in the people.
SHRI S.A. SHAMIM (Srinagar): Mr. Speaker, my heart bleeds for my brethren in East Pakistan and I share the agony and anxiety of this House with regard to the happenings in East Pakistan. But I must say that I am not carried away by emotion. In this great hour of crisis facing the millions of people in East Pakistan, we must not lose our head; we must not be carried away by emotion. Every word uttered in the House should help to promote the freedom struggle of East Pakistanis, rather than give a handle to men like Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto that destroyer of our Fokker-Friendship that destroyer of Indo-Pak relationship and that destroyer of Pakistan ultimately, to label Mujibur Rahman as an Indian agent, was a witness to the revolution in Pakistan in 1969 when only one charge was leveled against Mujibur Rahman in the Agartala conspiracy case that he is a spy, an agent of India. Our remarks here should not strengthen the hands of Bhutto.(Interruption). Let us not lose sight of the harsh realities. Let us not lose sight of the existing conditions in Pakistan. So far we have got only a port of the report; we have not got the fullest report you to what is happening in East Pakistan, whether that great freedom fighter Mujib is alive or not whether5 he is in the hands of Pakistanies or not. Let us not rush with suggestions that we should recognize East Pakistan. I am giving expression to my views in this case.........
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SHRI SAMAR GUHA: Yours is an isolated voice.
SHRI S.A. SHAMIM: It may be a minority voice. Still let be registered. I have my democratic right to convey my voice of dissent. In the same way as you express your views, I have my basic right to express my view.
Suggestions have been made that the case should be referred to the United Nations. I, as a Kashmiri, know what the United Nations does in situations like this. They make a mess of the whole thing. What have they done in Kashmir? You went to the United Nations and you expected a solution in cight days. Now 24 years have passed and still you have not found any solution.
The people of East Pakistan arte facing aggression. They are facing the imperialist intrigues. This is not the way to rush with suggestions “let us accept” or “let us not accept". At this stage our agony and anger should find restrained expression. I am in full agreement with the government and I appreciate the stand taken by the government I would like to say to the Foreign Minister that the restrained tone of the statement is the need of time.
