b>と。 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড and ruin of Pakistan will emerge as loose-knit confederation of democratic secular States in this region in which India can take the lead. I would like to say this much that many of us young Members of Parliament are desirous of serving to the lest of our ability the defence of our country. It was one of my dreams almost 30 years ago in the World War to join the Air Force, and I would like to offer my services to the prime Minister to join the Fighter Command of I.A.F. I find that al Hon'ble Members of the House from different parts have offered their unstinted support to the Hon'ble prime Minister, and all of us Independents also do likewise, and I sincerely hope that the . Prime Minister would also in her wisdom consider the formation of a national Government for the duration of the emergency. I think you for giving me time to speak. I would only like to say this much that the speeches of my Hon'ble friend Mr. Shamim and other Muslim friends have convinced the world of what the great Gandhiji and the great Jawaharlal Nehru used to say that Indira was a secular nation. They have proved that India indeed is a secular That IOI). SHRI V. K. KRISHNA MENON (Trivendrum): The unanimity of the sentiments expressed in this House is not only a proclamation to Pakistan, but to the world, and particularly to that part of the world whose weapons have always been used against us. These expressions have been inspired by sentiments which may appear in the surface to be emotional, but this emotion is a reflection of the frim and resolute will of this nation. If the Prime Minister at any time wanted proof of this, she has had It from the lips of people who, not as professionals but as part of their duty, criticies her in this House. 12.00 hrs. There are one or two matters to which I would like to refer at this moment. I do not say my word is the last on this subject. The cease-fire line in Kashmir no longer exists. The cease-fire agreement is dead by the act of aggression. I hope it is for the Government to decide-it is not for us individuals to lay it down-to hand over the exit permits to the members of the UN Observation Commission, Because their capacity will now be not to supervise the cease-fire line objectively, but to be the allies of the forces that resist us. In the least, these observers are very much in the way and they might get killed. So, we have a great responsibility. So, we shall ask them to go away or send them away to our guest houses, because there is a tremendous international responsibility. The life of one of these international observers will emotionally surcharge the UN in a way that it forgets all other matters. Secondly, I heard the Prime Minister say -my hearing is still very good-that Pakistan has declared war against us. I beg of her of verify the statement with great accuracy, because if Pakistan has declared war against us, it is one matter. But if Pakistan has simply said, it has declared a state of war, it is a different matter. Declaration of a state of war is a statement made be the state of Pakistan to its own people and is still undeclared war. But so far as we are concerned, war exists. This is the occasion to hand over the exist permit to the High Commissioner of Pakistan here, which takes away whatever inhibitions there may have been in the way of the recognition of Bangladesh. That is to
