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evsjv‡`k mycÖxg †KvU© nvB‡KvU© wefvM (†®úkvj AwiwRb¨vj Rywim&wWKkvb)

ixU wcwUkb bs 2577 /2009

Bb w` g¨vUvi Adt

Bnv evsjv‡`k msweav‡bi 102 Aby‡”Q` Abyhvqx GKwU

Av‡e`b cÎ;

Bb w` g¨vUvi Ad t

W . Gg, G, mvjvg ... `iLv¯—Kvix ebvg evsjv‡`k miKvi c‡¶ MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`‡ki

K¨vwe‡bU wefv‡Mi mwPe Ges Ab¨vb¨

... cÖwZev`xMYc‡¶| Rbve gbwRj ‡gvi‡m`, G¨vW&‡fv‡KU& ...`iLv¯—Kvixc‡¶ Rbve Gg, Bbv‡qZyi inxg, AwZwi³ A¨vUwY©Ð †Rbv‡ij, m‡½ Rbve gy¯—vdv Rvgvb Bmjvg, wW,G,wR ... 4 bs cÖwZev`xc‡¶

Rbve †gvt gybmyi“j nK †PŠayix, G¨vW&‡fv‡KU& ... 9 bs cÖwZev`xc‡¶

Rbve L›`Kvi gvneye DwÏb Avn‡¤§` m‡½

Rbve †gvt i“ûj KzÏym Ges Rbve bvwmi DwÏb Avn‡g`,G¨vW&‡fv‡KU&e„›` ... 11 bs cÖwZev`xc‡¶

Rbve Gg, AvwgiÐDj Bmjvg GwgKvm wKDwiqv

ïbvbx t ‡g 20,21, 27, 28 I Ryb 01, 2009 Bs

ivq cÖ`vb t Ryb 21, 2009 Bs Dcw¯’Z t wePvicwZ Rbve G,we,Gg, Lvqi“j nK Ges wePvicwZ Rbve ggZvR DwÏb Avn‡¤§` wePvicwZ G,we,Gg, Lvqi“j nK t

cUf~wgKv t

evsjv‡`k miKv‡ii gyw³hy× welqK gš¿Yvjq KZ„©K cÖKvwkZ evsjv‡`‡ki

m¦vaxbZvhy× `wjjcÎ c‡bi LÛ wmwiR Mª‡š’i 2004 m‡bi c~bg©y`ÖYK…Z Z„Zxq

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L‡Ûi cÖ_g c„ôvq gyw`ÖZ evsjv‡`‡ki ÔcÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvÕ eY©bvi AvBbvbyM

‰eaZv P¨v‡jÄ Kwiqv I †mB m¤úwK©Z Ab¨vb¨ wb‡`©kbv cÖv_©bv Kwiqv AÎ ixU&

†gvKvÏgvwU `v‡qi Kiv nBqv‡Q|

m~ÎcvZ I i“j Rvix t

`iLv¯—Kvix Gg, G, mvjvg GKRb gyw³‡hv×v Ges †ckvq wPwKrmK| wZwb

1983 m‡b †gwWwmb kv‡¯¿ wc,GBP, wW, wWMªx jvf K‡ib| `iLv‡¯— eY©bv Kiv nq

†h, GKRb gyw³‡hv×v I m‡PZb bvMwiK wnmv‡e wZwb gyw³hy‡×i BwZnvm m¤¦‡Ü

AeMZ Av‡Qb| Zvnvi Rvbvg‡Z Bnv HwZnvwmK mZ¨ †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb

evOvjx RvwZi Awemsevw` †bZv wnmv‡e 1971 m‡bi 26 gvP© Zvwi‡Li cÖ_g cÖn‡i

evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb| wKš‘ m¤cÖwZ 2004 m‡bi Ryb

gv‡m cybg©yw`ÖZ evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎ Mªš’ wmwi‡Ri Z„Zxq L‡Ûi

cÖ_g c„ôvq †gRi wRqvDi ingvb 27 gvP© 1971 Zvwi‡L cÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv

KwiqvwQ‡jb ewjqv eY©bv †`wLqv wZwb wewm¥Z nb| Zrci, Zvnvi AvBbRxex gvidr

cÖwZev`xMY eive‡i 13Ð4Ð2009 Zvwi‡L GKwU Demand of Justice Notice Rvix

Kwiqv 2004 m‡b gyw`ÖZ Mªš’wU ev‡Rqvß Kwievi Rb¨ c`‡¶c Mªnb Ges †h mKj

e¨w³ evsjv‡`k m„wói BwZnvm weK…Z Kwiqv†Qb Zvnv‡`i wei“‡× h_vh_ c`‡¶c

Mªnb Kwievi Rb¨ Aby‡iva K‡ib (G¨v‡bKPviÐG)| wKš‘ Zvnv‡Z †Kvb d‡jv`q

bv nIqvq AÎ ixU& †gvKvÏgvwU `v‡qi Kwi‡j AÎ Av`vjZ evsjv‡`k

msweav‡bi 102 Aby‡”Q` Abymv‡i 20Ð4Ð2009 Zvwi‡L cÖwZev`xMY eive‡i

wbæwjwLZ i“j Rvix K‡i t

“Let a Rule Nisi be isused calling upon the respondents to show

cause as to why the impugned publication of June, 2004 edition of

“History of Bangladesh War of Independence”, published by the

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, so

far as it relates to the declaration of independence of Bangladesh at

Page 1 in 3rd Volume, should not be declared ultra vires and is of no

legal effect and why a declaration should not be made to impose a

ban on the distribution of the said publication and further to

confiscate all publication/published editions in reference to the

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reprint of the said volume printed in June 2004 by the Ministry of

Liberation War Affairs and directing the respondents to initiate

necessary investigation followed by appropriate legal action against

the perpetrators of the distortion of the national history of

Bangladesh and also direct the respondents to provide the Hon’ble

Court copies or photo-stat copies, duly athenticated, of all

newspaper publications, published from 1st March to 25th March,

1971, from the office of the Director of Library and National

Archives, Government of Bangladesh and/or such other or further

order or orders passed as to this Court may seem fit and proper.

The Rule is made returnable within 3(three) weeks from date.

Requisites to be put in at once.

Mr. M. Enayetur Rahim, the learned Additional Attorney

General, appears on behalf of the respondent-Government.

Let a copy of this Rule be forwarded to the learned Attorney

General, Government of Bangladesh, immediately.”

c¶MY I Zvnv‡`i wjwLZ e³e¨ t

28Ð4Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z GKwU `iLv†¯—i gva¨‡g Rbve †ejvj

‡gvnv¤§` I †gRi iwdKzj Bmjvg, exi DËg, ‡K c¶fy³ Kwievi Rb¨ Av†e`b

Kiv nq| 3Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡Li Av‡`k e‡j Zvnvw`M‡K h_vµ‡g 9 I 10 bs

cÖwZev`x wnmv‡e c¶fy³ Kiv nq| 20Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z GKwU Gwd‡WwfU&

gvidr 9 bs cÖwZev`x c‡¶ Zvnvi e³e¨ `vwLj Kiv nq| 6Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L

njdK…Z GKwU `iLv¯— gvidr Gg nvwg`yj−vn Lvb, exi cªZxK, AÎ †gvKvÏgvq

c¶fy³ nBevi Rb¨ GKwU Av‡e`b K‡ib| wKš‘ `iLv¯—Kvix c‡¶ 13Ð5Ð2009

Zwi‡L njdK…Z GKwU Gwd‡WwfU&ÐBbÐwic−vB gvidr Bnv‡Z AvcwË DÌvcb Kiv

nq| Dfqc‡¶i ïbvbx A‡š— 13Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡Li GK Av‡`k e‡j Rbve Gg,

nvwg`yyj−vn Lvb‡K 11 bs cÖwZev`x wnmv‡e c¶fy³ Kiv nq| wZwb 27Ð5Ð2009

Zvwi‡L njdK…Z GKwU Gwd‡WwfU& `vwLj KiZt Zvnvi e³e¨ Dc¯’vcb K‡ib|

20Ð5Ð2009 I 1Ð6Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z Gwd‡WwfU&¸wj gvidr 4 bs

cÖwZev`xc‡¶ e³e¨ `vwLj Kiv nq| 20Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z GKwU

Gwd‡WwfU& gvidr †m±i KgvÛvim& †dvivgÐGi c‡¶ Bnvi †m‡µUvixÐ †Rbv‡ij

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†jd&‡U‡b›U ‡Rbv‡ij Gg, nvi“b Ai iwk` (Aet), exi cªZxK, AÎ †gvKvÏgvq

c¶ fy³ nBevi Av‡e`b Kwi‡j 21Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡Li GK Av‡`k e‡j †m±i

KgvÛvim& †dvivg†K 12 bs cÖwZev`x wnmv‡e c¶fy³ Kiv nq| ZvnvQvov, `iLv¯—

Kvixc‡¶ wewfbœ Zvwi‡L njdK…Z m¤ú~iK njdbvgv `vwLj Kiv nq| †gvKvÏgvi

ïbvbxi †kl ch©v‡q Rbve Gg, G, gvbœvb 27Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L GKwU Av‡e`bcÎ

Ges 28Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z Avi GKwU m¤c~iK njdbvgv `vwLj KiZt

c¶fy³ nBevi Rb¨ Av‡e`b Kwi‡j Zvnv bw_fy³ ivLv nq Z‡e ivq cÖ`v‡bi c~‡e©

hw` Zvnviv †Kvb `wjjvw` `vwLj K‡ib Z‡e Zvnv we‡ePbv Kiv hvB‡e ewjqv

28Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L Av‡`k cÖ`vb Kiv nq| wKš‘ wZwb †kl ch©š— †Kvb `wjjvw`

`vwLj K‡ib bvB|

11 bs cÖwZev`x `iLv‡¯— ewY©Z wewfbœ eY©bv Ges cÖv_©bv Am¦xKvi KiZt

Zvnvi Gwd‡WwfU Bb AcwRkvb gvidr e³e¨ †ck K‡ib| Ôevsjv‡`‡ki

m¦vaxbZvhy× `wjjcÎÕ Mªš’ wmwi‡Ri 3q L‡Ûi cÖ_g c„ôvq gyw`ÖZ weeiY †h †gRi

wRqvDi ingvb 26Ð3Ð1971 Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv Kwiqv‡Qb Zvnv `„‡ó `iLv¯—

Kvix wewm¥Z nBqv‡Qb ewjqv Zvnvi `iLv‡¯— †h eY©bv Kwiqv‡Qb Zvnv 11 bs

cÖwZev`x weåvwš—Ki I D‡Ïk¨ cÖ‡Yvw`Z ewjqv Am¦xKvi K‡ib| `iLv¯—Kvixi

e³e¨ †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb 26Ð3Ð1971 Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv

KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv c¶fy³ GB cÖwZev`x Am¦xKvi K‡ib| wZwb eY©bv K‡ib †h

Dc‡iv³ Mª‡š’i 1982 I 2003 m‡bi gy`Ö‡Yi eY©bv †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi

ingvb 26Ð3Ð1971 Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv cÖvgvwbK `wj‡ji

Aš—f©~³| Zvnv H mgq ch©š— cÖvß Z_¨ wfwËK| †m m¤¦‡Ü †Kvb gš—‡e¨i

cÖ‡qvRb bvB| wKš‘ cieZx©‡Z cÖvß wbf©ikxj HwZnvwmK Z_¨ I NUbvejxi Dci

wfwË Kwiqv 2004 m‡bi gyw`ªZ `wjj c‡Î eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q| `iLv‡¯—i eY©bv †h

`iLv¯—Kvix †h‡nZy GKRb gyw³‡hv×v wQ‡jb †mB‡nZy 1971 m‡bi 7B gvP© Zvwi‡Li

†NvlYv Ges m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvi mZ¨Kvi BwZnvm m¤¦‡Ü AewnZ Ges cieZx©‡Z

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mg_©b K‡i bv| `iLv‡¯—i 6 `dvq cÖ`Ë eY©bv mZ¨ bq ewjqv wZwb e‡jb †h, D³

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Mª‡š’i 1982 I 2003 m‡bi gy`Ö‡Y e¨³ Z_¨vw` cieZx©‡Z ms‡kvab‡hvM¨|

ZvnvQvov, m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvq Bnv e‡j bv †h †kL gywReyi ingvb m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv

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(G¨v‡bKPviÐ3 I 4)|

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ingvb I Zuvnvi cwievie‡M©i b„ksm nZ¨vKv‡Ûi wePv‡ii c_ 21 ermi hver i“×

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“67 Accordig to Mr. Korban Ali and Mr. Khondaker Mahbubuddin

Ahmed, this Ordidnance was made a part of the Constitution by

paragraphs 3A and 18 of the 4th schedule of the Constitution. But it

appears that neither the 4th schedule nor any other provision of the

Constitution provides that this Indemnity Ordinance No. 50 of 1975

should be treated as a part of the Constitution. Rather, by paragraphs

3A and 18 of the 4th Schedule of the Constitution it was protected

and continued as existing law in the category of “other laws” which

were promulgated in between the period from 15th August, 1975 and

9th April, 1979. Since it was an ordinary piece of legislation being

saved, protected and is continued under paragraphs 3A and 18 of the

4th Schedule of the Constitution, it can be amended or repealed by

simple majority members of the Parliament.”

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

“This may be my last message, from today Bangladesh is independent. I

call upon the people of Bangladesh wherever you might be and with

whatever you have, to resist the army of occupation to the last. Your fight

must go on until the last soldier of the Pakistan occupation army is expelled

from the soil of Bangladesh and final victory is achieved.”

[Message embodying Declaration of Independence sent by Bangagandhu Sheikh

Mujibur Rahman to Chittagong shortly after midnight of 25th March, i.e early hours

of 26th March, 1971 for transmissions throughout Bangladesh over the Ex-EPR

transmitter ]

Bnvi ZvwiL eY©bv Kiv nq 26‡k gvP©, 1971 Ges m~Î nBj evsjv‡`k

miKvi, ciivóª gš¿Yvj‡qi ewnwe©k¦ cÖPvi wefvM KZ„©K cÖKvwkZ cyw¯—Kv

ÔÔesMeÜy ¯úxK&mÕÕ|

2003 m‡b Z_¨ gš¿Yvjq D³ `wjjcÎ Mªš’ wmwiR cybgy©`ÖY K‡i| wKš‘

c‡ii ermiB 2004 m‡b GBevi gyw³hy× welqK gš¿Yvjq Dc‡iv³ `wjjcÎ

cybg©y`ÖY K‡i| D³ cybgy©`ÖÖYK…Z `wjjc‡Îi 3q L‡Ûi 1g c„ôvq 1982 m‡bi

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‡gRi wRqvi cÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv

Dear fellow freedom fighters,

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I, Major Ziaur Rahman, Provisional President and Commander-in-

Chief of Liberation Army do hereby proclaim independence of Bangladesh

and appeal for joining our liberation struggle. Bangladesh is independent.

We have waged war for the liberation of Bangladesh. Everybody is

requested to participate in the liberation war with whatever we have. We

will have to fight and liberate the country from the occupation of Pakistan

Army.

Inshallah, victory is ours.

wemwgj−vwni ivn&gvbxi ivwng

wcÖq mn‡hv×v fvB‡qiv,

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nq;

“This may be my last message, from today Bangladesh is

independent. I call upon the people of Bangladesh wherever you might be

and with whatever you have, to resist the army of occupation to the last.

You fight must go on until the last soldier of the Pakistan occupation army

is expelled from the soil of Bangladesh and final victory is achieved.

mfvq cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi m`m¨e„›` G g‡g© gZ cÖKvk K‡ib †h,

Dc‡iv³ †NvlbvwU Z_¨wfwËK bq Ges Gi mZ¨Zvi e¨vcv‡i †Kvb

Drm Luy‡R cvIqv hvqwb| evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖm‡½ 1971

mv‡ji †m‡Þ¤¦iÐb‡f¤¦‡i fvi‡Zi ZrKvjxb cÖavbgš¿x Bw›`iv MvÜx

hLb †kL gywReyi ingv†bi gyw³i Rb¨ wek¦e¨vwc cÖPviYvq iZ wQ‡jb

†m mg‡q wbDBq‡K©i Kjvw¤¦qv wek¦we`¨vj‡qi QvÎ wk¶K‡`i GK

mgv‡e‡k 6B b‡f¤¦‡i Õ71 Zvwi‡L wZwb e‡jb,“The cry for

independence arose after Sheikh Mujib was arrested and not before. He

himself, so far as I know, has not askes for independence even now;

m¦vaxbZvi WvK G‡mwQj †kL gywRe †MªdZvi nIqvi c‡i, Zvi c~‡e©

bq| Avgvi Rvbv g‡Z wZwb †Kv‡bv mgq m¦vaxbZvi WvK †`b wb|ÕÕ

(Bangladesh Documents Vol.-II, Page-275, M/0 External Affairs, Govt. of

India-1971, Bangladesh Edition, UPL, 1999.

mfvq mKj m`m¨B AwfgZ e¨³ K‡ib †h, †gRi wRqvi 27‡k

gvP©Õ71 Gi m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv mK‡jB ï‡b‡Qb| welqwU we¯—vwiZ

Av‡jvPbvi ci m¦vaxbZvi †NvlK wRqvi 27‡k gvP©Õ71 mv‡ji †NvlYvwU

3 bs L‡Ûi 1 bs c„ôvq ms‡hvR‡bi c‡¶ mfvq HK¨gZ cÖwZwôZ

nq| G cÖm‡½ 11 GwcÖj 1971 cÖevmx evsjv‡`k miKv‡ii

cÖavbgš¿x ZvRywÏb Avng` m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi †K›`ª †_‡K †gRi

wRqvi m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv m¤ú‡K© evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi D‡Ï‡k¨ †h

fvlY †`b Zv wb‡¤§ D‡j−L Kiv n‡jv

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“The brilliant success of our fighting force and the daily additions to

their strength in manpower and captured weapons has enabled the

government of the peoples Republic of Bangladesh, first announced

thorough Major Ziaur Rahman, to set up full fledged operation base from

which it is administering the liberated areas.” jovBiZ Avgv‡`i evwnbxi

PgrKvi mvdj¨ Ges cÖwZw`b Zv‡`i kw³i m‡½ Rbe‡ji e„w×

Ges `LjxK…Z A¯¿ MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`k miKvi‡K, hv †gRi

wRqvDi ingv‡bi gva¨‡g cÖ_g †NvwlZ nq, m¶g K‡i‡Q c~Y©v½

Acv‡ikbvj †em cÖwZôv Ki‡Z, †hLvb †_‡K gy³v‡ji cÖkvmwbK

Kg©KvÛ cwiPvwjZ n‡”QÕÕ (m~Î evsjv‡`k WKz‡g›Um ; cÖ_g LÛ,

c„ôv 284, fviZ miKv‡ii ciivóª gš¿Yvjq KZ„©K cÖKvwkZ) G

cÖm‡½ AviI D‡j−L K‡ib †h 1977 mv‡ji 27‡k wW‡m¤¦i ivóªcwZ

wRqvDi ingvb fviZ md‡i †M‡j Zvi m¤§v‡b Av‡qvwRZ GK †fvR

mfvq fvi‡Zi ZrKvjxb ivóªcwZ bxjg mÄxe †iwÇ Zuvi cÖwZ kÖ×v

wb‡e`b K‡i e‡jwQ‡jb ; “Your position is already assured in the annals

of the history of your country as a brave fighter who was the first to declare

the independence of Bangladesh. Since you took over the reign of

government in your country, you have earned wide respect both in

Bangladesh and abroad as a leader truly dedicated to the progress of your

country and the welbeing of your people; GKRb mvnmx gyw³‡hv×v

Ges evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZvi cÖ_g †NvlYv `vbKvix wnmv‡e Avcbvi

gh©v`v GiB g‡a¨ mycÖwZwôZ| ¶gZvq AwawôZ nevi c‡i RvZxq

AMªMwZ Ges RbKj¨v‡Y wb‡ew`Z GKRb Rb‡bZv wn‡m‡e Ges

evsjv‡`‡ki evB‡i Avcwb Mfxi kÖ×v AR©b K‡i‡Qb |ÕÕ (

Bangladesh in International Politics by M. Shamsul Haq, Page 96,

Published 1993)”.

cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi Dc‡iv³ Awfg‡Zi m¦c‡¶ 11 bs cÖwZev`x c‡¶ weÁ

G¨vW&‡fv‡KU& g‡nv`qMY Zvnv‡`i e³e¨ cÖ`vb Kwiqv‡Qb| Avgiv Dc‡iv³

Ôm¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv t cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi AwfgZÕ Ges 27‡k gvP© 1971 Zvwi‡L

†gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi cÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvwU AZ¨š— g‡bv‡hvM I ¸i“‡Z¡i

mwnZ cvV KwiqvwQ| cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi `vex Abymv‡i hw` m¦vaxbZvi †NvlK †gRi

wRqvDi ingvb nBqv _v‡Kb Ges D³ †Nvlbv hw` 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L cÖ`vb Kiv

nBqv _v‡K Zvnv nB‡j wbæwjwLZ mvsweavwbK mgm¨vi D™¢e nB‡Z‡Q t

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K) cÖ_gZt evsjv‡`‡ki me©cÖ_g mvsweavwbK `wjj 1971 m‡bi 10B

GwcÖj Zvwi‡Li ‘The Proclamation of Independence’ G e½eÜy †kL

gywReyi ingvb 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †h m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv

KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q, GB e³‡e¨i mwnZ mvsNwl©K

nBqv hvB‡Z‡Q|

L) wØZxqZt 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L gywRe bMi nB‡Z cÖKvwkZ Laws

Continuance Enforcement Order G ejv nq †h, 1971 m‡bi 25‡k

gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡k †h mKj AvBb ejer wQj Zvnv m¦vaxbZv

†NvlbvcÎ mv‡c‡¶ ejer _vwK‡e| D³ Order 26‡k gvP© ZvwiL

nB‡Z Kvh©Ki nB‡e| wKš‘ evsjv‡`k hw` 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L m¦vaxb

nBqv _‡K Zvnv nB‡j cÖkœ I‡V †h Dc‡iv³ Order GKw`b c~e©

nB‡Z wKfv‡e Kvh©Ki nB‡Z cv‡i|

M) Z„ZxqZt 1972 m‡bi 11B Rvbyqvix cÖKvwkZ cÖ_g Provisional

Constitution of Bangladesh Order, 1972, 1971 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj

Zvwi‡L †NvwlZ ‘Proclamation of Independence’ Gi AvIZvq I

avivevwnKZvq †NvlYv Kiv nBqvwQj| GB `yBwU mvsweavwbK `wj‡ji

mwnZ 27‡k gv‡P©i †Nvlbv mvsNwl©K nBqv c‡o|

N) PZy_©Zt Dc‡i e¨³ Zvwi‡Li mwnZ msweav‡bi cÖ¯—vebvi cÖ_g

ev‡K¨ ewY©Z Ô1971 Lªx÷v‡ãi gvP© gv‡mi 26 Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv

†NvlbvÕ ÐÐÐÐÐGi mwnZ mvsNwl©K nBqv hvB‡Z‡Q ;

cÖZxqgvb nq †h msweav‡bi 150 Aby†”Q‡`i AvIZvq 10B GwcÖ‡ji GB

Proclamation mn 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© nB‡Z msweavb cÖeZ©‡bi ZvwiL 16B

wW‡m¤¦i, 1972, ch©š— mKj AvBb, D³ †gqv` g‡a¨ cÖhy³ mKj ¶gZv ev

K…Z mKj Kvh© msweav‡bi PZy_© Zdwm‡ji µvwš—Kvjxb I A¯’vqx weavbvejxi 3

Aby‡”Q` Abymv‡i mvsweavwbK fv‡e msiw¶Z|

GB ‡cÖ¶vc‡U mgMª welqwU `yBfv‡e ch©‡e¶Y Kiv cÖ‡qvRb| cÖ_gZt

‡h‡nZy 2004 m‡bi cybgy©`ª‡Yi cÖZ¨qb KwgwU Bnvi Awfg‡Zi m¦c‡¶ wKQy

Z_¨MZ †hŠw³KZv DÌvcb Kwiqv‡Qb Ges 11 bs cÖwZev`xc‡¶ weÁ G¨vW&‡fv‡KU&

g‡nv`qMY D³ Z_¨vw` m¤ú‡K© we¯—vwiZ hyw³ZK© DÌvcb Kwiqv‡Qb, †mB‡nZy

11 bs cÖwZev`x c‡¶i Dc¯’vwcZ Gwd‡WwfU Bb AcwRkvbmn mKj c‡¶i

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Gwd‡WwfU& I `vwLjK…Z KvMRvw` msweav‡bi Av‡jv‡K ch©‡e¶Y Ges we‡ePbv KiY;

wØZxqZt 2004 m‡bi KwgwUi AwfgZ Ges †mB AwfgZ Abymv‡i 2004 m‡b

gyw`ÖZ m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎ Mªš’ wmwi‡Ri 3q L‡Ûi cÖ_g c„ôvq ewY©Z Z_¨ †h

1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© I Zrci 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †gRi wRqvDi ingvb cÖ_g

m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv KwiqvwQ‡jb †mB eY©bvi mvsweavwbK ‰eaZv we‡ePbv KiY|

2004 m‡bi cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi AwfgZ cÖm½ t

giûg nvmvb nvwdRyi ingvb KZ„©K m¤úvw`Z evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy×

`wjjcÎt 3q L‡Ûi 1g c„ôvq gyw`ÖZ †kL gywReyi ingvb KZ©„K 25†k gv‡P©i

ga¨iv‡Î Z_v 26‡k gv‡P©i cÖ_g cÖn‡i cÖ`Ë m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv 2004 m‡b

cybg©yw`ÖZ 3q L‡Û ev` †`Iqvi hyw³ wnmv‡e cÖZ¨qb KwgwU gZ cÖKvk Kwiqv‡Qb

‡h †NvlYvwU Z_¨wfwËK bq Ges Bnvi mZ¨Zvi e¨vcv‡i Zvnviv †Kvb Drm LyuwRqv

cvb bvB| cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi AwfgZ G¨v‡bK&Pvi Ð1G eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q hvnv

Dc‡i DׄZ Kiv nBqv‡Q|

D³ Awfg‡Z evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv cÖm‡½ 1971 m‡b 6B

wW‡m¤¦i wbDBq‡K©i Kjvw¤¦qv wek¦we`¨vj‡qi QvÎ Ðwk¶K‡`i GK mgv‡e‡k fvi‡Zi

ZrKvjxb cÖavbgš¿x Bw›`iv MvÜxi e³„Zvi wKq`sk DׄZ K‡ib| Dnv wbæi“c t

“The cry for independence arose after Sheikh Mujib was arrested and not

before. He himself, so far as I know, has not asked for independence even

now :m¦vaxbZvi WvK G‡mwQj †kL gywRe †MªdZvi nIqvi c‡i, Zvi

c~‡e© bq| Avgvi Rvbvg‡Z wZwb †Kvb mgq m¦vaxbZvi WvK †`b wbÕÕ

(Bangladesh Documents Vol-II, Page-275, M/O External Affairs, Govt. of

India-1971, Bangladesh Edition, UPL, 1999 (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

Bw›`iv MvÜxi Dc‡iv³ gš—‡e¨i cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z cÖZ¨qb KwgwU 1971 m‡bi

10B GwcÖ‡j gywRe bM‡i †NvwlZ wbæwjwLZ Proclamation of Independence ‡K

wek¦vm‡hvM¨ g‡b K‡ib bvB ewjqv cÖZxqgvb nB‡Z‡Q t

THE PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE MUJIBNAGAR, BANGLADESH Dated 10th day of April, 1971.

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WHEREAS free elections were held in Bangladesh from 7th

December, 1970 to 17th January, to elect representatives for the purpose of

framing a Constitution,

AND

...........................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................

WHEREAS instead of fulfilling their promise and while still

conferring with the representatives of the people of Bangladesh, Pakistan

authorities declared an unjust and treacherous war,

AND

WHEREAS in the facts and circumstances of such treacherous

conduct Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader of

75 million of people of Bangladesh, in due fulfillment of the legitimate right

of self-determination of the people of Bangladesh, duly made a declaration

of independence at Dacca on March 26, 1971, and urged the people of

Bangladesh to defend the honour and integrity of Bangladesh,

AND

...................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................”

We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh, as

honour bound by the mandate given to us by the people of Bangladesh

whose will is supreme duly constituted ourselves into a Constitutent

Assembly,and

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

declare and constitute Bangladesh to be a sovereign Poeple’s

Republic and thereby confirm the declaration of independence already made

by Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

We further resolve that this Proclamation of Independence shall be

deemed to have come into effect from 26th day of March, 1971.

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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Dc‡i ewY©Z The Proclamation of Independence G cwi¯‹vifv‡e †NvlYv Kiv

nBqv‡Q †h 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb XvKvq

m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv KwiqvwQ‡jb|

cÖZ¨qb KwgwU 1971 m‡bi 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡LB m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv

nBqvwQj ewjqv gZ cÖKvk Kwiqv‡Qb A_©vr evsjv‡`‡ki g~j msweav‡bi cÖ¯—vebvi

cÖ_g Q‡Îi cÖ_g ev‡K¨i wbæwjwLZ †NvlYvI Awek¦vm Kwiqv‡Qb ewjqv cÖZxqgvb

nB‡Z‡Q t

ÔÔAvgiv evsjv‡`‡ki RbMY 1971 Lªxóv‡ãi gvP© gv‡mi 26

Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv Kwiqv RvZxq gyw³i Rb¨ HwZnvwmK msMªv‡gi

gva¨‡g m¦vaxb I mve©‡fŠg MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`k cÖwZôv KwiqvwQ;ÕÕ

GgbwK Zvnviv †Rbv‡ij wRqvDi ingvb KZ„©K The Second Proclamation

(Fifteenth Amendment) Order, 1978 (Second Proclamation Order No. IV of 1978)

Gi Second schedule e‡j ms‡kvwaZ cÖ¯—vebvq ewY©Z ZvwiLwUI Am¦xKvi

Kwiqv‡Qb| ms‡kvwaZ cÖ¯—vebvi 1g QÎ wbæiƒc t

ÔÔAvgiv, evsjv‡`‡ki RbMY, 1971 Lªxóv‡ãi gvP© gv‡mi 26

Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv Kwiqv RvZxq m¦vaxbZvi Rb¨ HwZnvwmK

hy‡×i gva¨‡g m¦&vaxb I mve©‡fŠg MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`k miKvi

cÖwZwôZ KwiqvwQ; (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

cÖZxqgvb nq †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb KZ„©K cÖ`Ë m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv

Awek¦vm Kwievi wnmv‡e 2004 m‡bi cÖZ¨qb KwgwU Bw›`iv MvÜxi Dc‡iv³

6Ð11Ð1971 Zvwi‡Li gš—e¨ Ges †gRi wRqvDi ingvb†K m¦vaxbZvi †NvlK wnmv‡e

cÖwZwôZ Kwievi Rb¨ evsjv‡`‡ki hy×Kvjxb cÖavbgš¿xi 11Ð4Ð1971 Zvwi‡Li

fvlY I Rbve Gg kvgmyj nK wjwLZ Bangladesh in International Politics (1993) bvgK

cy¯—‡K ivóªcwZ wRqvDi ingv‡bi cÖwZ fvi‡Zi Z`vwbš—b ivóªcwZi kÖ×v wb‡e`‡bi

Dci wbf©i Kwiqv‡Qb|

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Avgiv Dc‡i ewY©Z cÖwZwU gš—e¨/e³e¨ GLb Av‡jvPbv Kwie|

cÖavbgš¿x Bw›`iv MvÜxi fvlYwU 11 bs cÖwZev`xi 27Ð5Ð2009 Zvwi‡L

njdK…Z Gwd‡WwfU Bb A‡cvwRkv‡bi mwnZ G¨v‡bKPviÐ2 wnmv‡e mshy³ Kiv

nBqv‡Q| cÖZ¨qb KwgwU Zvnv‡`i Awfg‡Z wb‡RivB eY©bv Kwiqv‡Qb †h †kL

gywR‡ei gyw³i Rb¨ Bw›`iv MvÜx wek¦e¨vcx cÖPviYvq iZ wQ‡jb|

D‡j−L¨ †h 1971 m‡bi 25†k gvP© Zvwi‡Li w`evMZ iv‡Î cvwK¯—vb

mvgwiK evwnbx Z`vwbš—b c~e© cvwK¯—vbevmxi Dci BwZnv‡mi RNb¨Zg I b„ksmZg

MYnZ¨v (Genocide) Pvjvq| H iv‡ÎB †kL gywRe‡K mvgwiK evwnbx †MªdZvi K‡i

Ges mswk−ó mvgwiK Awdmvi †g‡mR cvVvq †h ‘ Big Bird is in case’ |

BwZg‡a¨ †Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb cwðg cwK¯—v‡b cÖ¯’vb K‡ib| 26‡k gvP©

Zvwi‡L KivwP nB‡Z cÖ`Ë GK †eZvi fvl‡Y wZwb †kL gywRe‡K †`k‡`Övnx

AvL¨vwqZ Kwiqv AvIqvgx jxM‡K †eAvBbx †NvlYv K‡ib| 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L The

Dawn cwÎKvq cÖKvwkZ Zvnvi fvl‡Yi mswk−ó Ask wbæiƒc t

(Bangladesh Documents Vol-I P-276-7):

“Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s action of starting his non-co-operation

movement is an act of treason. He and his party have defied the

lawful authority for over three weeks. They have insulted Pakistan’s

flag and defiled the photograph of the Father of the Nation. They

have tried to run a parallel Government.

.............................................can lead to but one conclusion-

the man and his party are enemies of Pakistan and they want East

Pakistan to break away completely from the country.....................”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

BnviB avivevwnKZvq 3iv AMv÷, 1971, Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vb Television

Corporation G cÖ`Ë GK mv¶vrKv‡i †Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb e‡jb :

“President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan has said that

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of the defunct Awami League,

would be put on trial.

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He said Sheikh Mujib was arrested for committing acts of

treason and he would be dealt with under the law of the

land........................................

The President, who was asked what would be the fate of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said that the leader of the defunct Awami

League had deviated from his electoral campaign in which he

demanded autonomy for East Pakistan.

President Yahya said that after Sheikh Mujib got the

mandate, he and a coterie of his people deviated from that aim and

wanted secession. In other words, he said Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

had committed “acts of treason, acts of open rebellion” and incited

armed rebellion against the State.” .................................................

“How would you treat your criminal”, he posed a question to

the foreign news media representatives present at the interview.

(Bangladesh Document, Vo.II Page 21).

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

GB cUf~wgKvq Bw›`iv MvÜx 8B AMv÷ Zvwi‡L we‡k¦i mKj ivóª cÖav‡bi

wbKU wbæwjwLZ Aby‡iva K‡ib t

MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI

TO HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS

August 8, 1971.

Government and people of India, as well as our Press and

Parliament, are greatly perturbed by the reported statement of President

Yahya Khan that he is going to start secret military trial of Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman without affording him any foreign legal assistance. We apprehend

that this so-called trial will be used only as a cover to execute Sheikh

Mujibur Rahman. This will aggravate the situation in East Bengal and will

create a serious situation in India because of the strong feelings of our

people and all political parties. Hence our grave anxiety. We appeal to you

to exercise your influence with President Yahya Khan to take a realistic

view in the larger interest of the peace and stability of this region.

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol II Page 28).

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

9B AMv÷ fviZxq ‰e‡`wkK gš¿x KZ©„K cÖ`Ë wee„wZi Ask we‡kl wb‡æ

eY©bv Kiv nBj t

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“ Government view with grave concern press reports of President

Yahya Khan’s statement that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would be “court

martialled”, and that he could not say whether or not the Sheikh would be

alive when the so-called Pakistan National Assembly meets. President

Yahya Khan himself had, in one of his earlier statements, referred to Sheikh

Mujibur Rahman as “the future Prime Minister of Pakistan”. As the leader

of the Awami League Party which won 167 of the 169 seats to the National

Assembly from Bangla Desh and thus had a clear majority of votes in the

National Assembly of Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman held a unique

position as the acknowledged leader not only of East Pakistan, but of the

whole of Pakistan. What happened after the 25th of March this year is

known to the whole world. The denial of the verdict of the people and

letting loose of military oppression and trampling of the fundamental

human rights of the people of Bangla Desh stand self-condemned. Instead

of respecting the verdict of the people and acknowledging Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman as the elected and undisputed leader of Bangla Desh, the Pakistan

Government has launched a reign of terror and carried out a calculated plan

of genocide, the like of which has not been seen in recent times. To stage a

farcical trial against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a gross violation of human

rights and deserves to be condemned by the whole world.”

(Bangladesh Documents Vol. II Page 28-29)

H GKB 9B AMv÷ Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vb miKvi GKwU †cÖm wiwjR cÖKvk K‡i|

Bnv wbæiƒc t

Trial For “ Waging War Against Pakistan”

Official Press Note

August 9, 1971. “ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of the defunct Awami League,

will be tried by a Special Military Court for “waging war against

Pakistan”and other offences, a Press Note issued by the

Headquarters of the Chief Martial Law Administrator said to day

(August 9).

The trial will commence on August 11 in camera and its proceedings

will be secret, the Press Note said.

(THE DAWN, Karachi- August,10,1971)

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(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 21-22).

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

BwZg‡a¨ RvwZms‡Ni gnvmwPemn mgMª wek¦ mvgwiK Av`vj‡Z †kL gywR‡ei

†Mvcb wePvi Abyôv‡bi wb›`v RvbvB‡Z _v‡K| RvwZÐ ms‡Ni gnvmwPe G m¤ú‡K© 10B

AMv÷ GKwU †bvU& cvwK¯—vb miKvi‡K cÖ`vb K‡ib|

15B AMv÷ 1971 Zvwi‡Li LA NACION, ey‡qb&m Gqvm© GK cÖwZ‡e`‡b

†j‡L t

ÔÔThe Secretary General of the United Nations, U-Thant, has

warned that the secret trial for treason against Mujibur Rahman,

absolute leader of East Pakistan can lead towards more serious

consequences than the hurricane which devasted East Bengal last

November and the subsequent cholera epidemic.

International observers agree with U-Thant. The 98 per cent

gained by the Awami League in the last elections is an element they

have taken into consideration to make their comments...............

.... In the meantime, Yahya Khan/s administration refuses to

reveal even the place where Rahman is being sued. Their

information only says that the trial is taking place “in some place in

Pakistan”. (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 34 ).

‡R‡bfv¯’ International Commission of Jurists 17B AMv÷ Bqvwnqv Lv‡bi wbKU

wbæwjwLZ †UwjMªvg †cÖiY K‡ib t

“ President Yahya Khan, President’s House Rawalpindi.

World opinion is most apprehensive that military tribunal will

sentence Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to death. Should this happen,

International Commission of Jurists respectfully urges your Excellency to

show clemency, strength and wisdom by commuting sentence to prevent

further escalations of violence, terror and

suffering..............................(Bangladesh Documents Vol. II Page 30).

MACDERMOT.

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Secretary-General

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 29-30).

‡njwmswK¯’ World Peace Council mwPevjq 20‡k AMv÷ wbæwjwLZ e³e¨

cÖ`vb K‡i t

Appeal by the Secretariat, World Peace Council,

Helsinki, to the Government of Pakistan. In complete defiance of all norms of human behaviour, and

in utter disregard of world-wide public opinion, the Government of

Yahya Khan in Pakistan is putting to trial Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

the chosen leader of the people of East Pakistan (Bangla Desh). The

trial is being held secretly, and no one knows what is being

perpetrated by the militarist rulers of Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman allegedly is being tried for “waging war against Pakistan”.

This, in fact, is a terminology taken over from British imperialist

rulers of India in the old colonial days when hundreds of Indian

patriots and freedom-fighters were tried, but not in secret, for

“waging war against the King-Emperor,” and hanged.

In this, as in all their other actions of massacre and pillage, the

Yahya Khan dictatorship has revealed itself to the world as imitators

of imperialists and autocrats who have nothing but contempt for the

people. The only fault of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who also fought

against British alien rulers of India while Yahya Khan and his

henchmen were loyally serving the British masters, is that the people

of Bangla Desh gave his party 167 seats out of 169 in the first –ever

general election held in Pakistan.

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 35).

eb¯’ Der Spiegel Bnvi 30‡k AMv‡÷i cÖwZ‡e`‡b †Mvcb wePv‡i †kL

gywR‡ei †Mvcb wePvi m¤¦‡Ü mycÖxg †Kv‡U©i wePvicwZ kwd‡K DׄwZ Kwiqv e‡j t

A West-Pakistani military tribunal is deciding secretly the fate of the

political leader of East Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Judge Shafi

knows it already;: “Of course he shall be sentenced to death.”

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.................................................................................................

Pakistan’s Head of State, Yahya Khan, anticipated Judgment. When a

representative of the World Bank, Mr. Cargill, requested for a reprieve, the

General declaimed: “ This person is guilty of high treason, he should come

to the gallows. (Av‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol. II P-35)

cvwK¯—v‡bi ivóª`~Z AvMvkvnx 31 AMv÷ wbDBqK© mvsevw`KMY‡K e‡jb t

“Questioned about the trial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of

the Awami League in East Pakisntan, Mr. Shahi said his trial started

August 11 and should be over in another two weeks.

He said Sheikh Mujib had been charged with waging war

against the State and incitement to rebellion and violence.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 23).

14B †m‡Þ¤¦i, 1971 Zvwi‡Li The Guardian, London cwÎKvq wbæwjwLZ

msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

“Mr. Bottomley, Britain’s former Secretary of State for the

Commonwealth, urged Governments to put pressure on Pakistan to

release Sheikh Mujibur Rahman when a conference of the

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association opened here today

(Kuala Lampur, Septempber 13).

He said Sheikh Mujib was the only person who could speak

for the people of East Pakistan. He also gave a warning that there

would soon be a famine there in which hundreds of thousands would

die.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 31).

w`wj−‡Z 18B †m‡Þ¤¦i, 1971, Zvvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki Dci AbywôZ Avš—R©vwZK

mfvq wbæwjwLZ cÖ¯—ve cvm nq t

“ The International Conference on Bangla Desh at its

meeting today (September 18,1971) in New Delhi :- Condemns the trial in secret by a Pakistan Military Tribunal of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the beloved and undisputed leader of Bangladesh

Desh and the embodiment of the aspirations of its people, on charges of

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“treason” for leading his party, the Awami League, to overwhelming

victory in the first ever General Elections held in Pakistan in December

1970;

Appeals to the world public opinion and governments to bring

pressure on the military Government of Pakistan to desist from this grave

violation of all canons and laws governing civil liberties and human

freedom recognised in all civilised communities; and

Urges the immediate and unconditional release of Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman and other democratically elected representatives of Bangla Desh.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 32).

29‡k A‡±vei 1971 Zvwi‡Li The Times of India cwÎKvq

cÖKvwkZ nq t

“ The Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Bruno Kreisky, has deplored the

detention of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by the West Pakistan military

junta and said that “no democratic party in Europe will tolerate it.”

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II Page 33).

‡kL gywR‡ei †Mvcb wePvi Ges cvwK¯—vb mvgwiK Rvš—vi cÖK…Z D‡Ïk¨

m¤¦‡Ü mviv we‡k¦i cÖwZwµqv Ges Zvnvi Rb¨ cÖK…Z DrKÚv AvswkK Dcjwäi Rb¨

Dc‡ii msev`¸wj DׄZ Kiv nBj|

Bnv Abm¦xKvh© †h cÖv_wgKfv‡e mgMª wek¦ c~e© I cwðg cvwK¯—vb mnKv‡i

GKK cvwK¯—vb‡K †`wL‡ZB Af¨¯— wQj | 1970 m‡b AbywôZ cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖ_g

mvaviY wbe©vP‡b †kL gywR‡ei †bZ„‡Z¡ Zuvnvi `j AvIqvgx jxM wbi¼zk

msL¨vMwiôZv jvf K‡i Ges wbe©vP‡bi c‡i Bqvwnqv Lvb †kL gywRe‡K cvwK¯—v‡bi

fwel¨r cÖavbgš¿x wnmv‡e AvL¨vwqZ K‡ib| wKš‘ cieZx©‡Z evsjv‡`‡k cvwK¯—vb

mvgwiK evwnbxi bviKxq MYnZ¨v, evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv, †kL gywRe‡K

‡MªdZvi Ges †`k‡`ÖvnxZvi Awf‡hv‡M †Mvcb mvgwiK Av`vj‡Z wePvi, we‡kl

Kwiqv †kL gywR‡ei fvM¨ m¤¦‡Ü mgMª wek¦we‡eK‡K ZvwoZ K‡i| BwZg‡a¨

evsjv‡`‡k Ae¯’vbiZ cvwK¯—vbx mvgwiK evwnbxi Dci gyw³‡hv×v‡`i †Pviv‡Mvßv

AvµgY µgvMZ e„w× cvB‡Z _v‡K Ges Zvnviv cÖPÛ Pv‡ci gy‡L c‡o| cwðgv‡j

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Aew¯’Z cvwK¯—vbx mvgwiK evwnbx fviZxq evwnbxi mwnZ gy‡LvgywL Ae¯’vb jq|

GBiƒc cwiw¯’wZ‡Z †kL gywRe‡K hw` wePv‡ii bv‡g nZ¨v Kiv nq Zvnv nB‡j

evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv msMªvg †bZ„Z¡ msK†U cwZZ nBZ Ges m¦vaxb ivóª wnmv‡e

evsjv‡`‡ki Afy¨`q Av‡`Š nBZ wKbv Zvnv wQj †Nvi m‡›`nv”Qbœ| KviY †kL

gywR‡ei cÖwZ mviv we‡k¦i †h m¤§vb‡eva I mnvbyf~wZ wQj Ges Avš—Rv©wZK fv‡e

Zuvnvi †h Mªnb†hvM¨Zv wQj Zvnv Avi KvnviI wQj bv| cÖK…Z c‡¶ gyw³hy× Zuvnvi

bv‡gB nB‡ZwQj| D‡j−L¨ †h evsjv‡`‡ki wbcxwoZ RbM‡Yi cÖwZ AK…wÎg mnvbyf~wZ

_vwK‡jI 1971 m‡bi A‡±veiÐb‡f¤¦i gvm ch©š— we‡k¦i ‡Kvb ivóªB ZLbI

ch©š— evsjv‡`k‡K ivóªxq m¦xK…wZ cÖ`vb K‡i bvB|

evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv‡K cvwK¯—vb cÖ_g nB‡ZB Bnvi Avf¨š—ixY welq

ewjqv `vex KwiZ Ges G e¨vcv‡i c„w_exi A‡bK †`k we‡kl Kwiqv Pxb,

hy³ivóª I ga¨ cÖv‡P¨i †`k mg~‡ni mwµq mn‡hvMxZv cÖvß nBZ| BwZg‡a¨

evsjv‡`‡ki Af¨š—‡i cvwK¯—vb mvgwiK Rvš—vi mivmwi mn‡hvwMZvq cÖwZwôZ

ivRvKvi, Avje`i, Avjkvg&m cÖf„wZ nZ¨vKvix evwnbx wbixn Rb‡Mvôxi Dci nZ¨v,

al©b, ivnvRvwb BZ¨vw` ZvÛejxjv PvjvB‡Z _v‡K|

1971 m‡bi A‡±veiÐb‡f¤¦i gv‡m evsjv‡`k GB †nb AvksKvRbK I

AwbwðZ cwiw¯’wZi g‡a¨ Aew¯’Z wQj| 2004 m‡b ev eZ©gv‡b †mB fq¼i

cwiw¯’wZ Dcjwä Kiv m¤¢e bq| wKš‘ ZLbKvi NUbv cÖevn I Amnbxq Ae¯’v

eywS‡Z nB‡j Avgvw`M‡K 1971 m‡bi AeY©bxq Ae¯’vi †cÖ¶vc‡U Zvnv wePvi

we‡ePbv Kwi‡Z nB‡e| wPš—vІPZbvq Avgvw`M‡K 1971 m‡b wdwiqv hvB‡Z nB‡e|

GKw`‡K c~e© I cwðgv‡j cvwK¯—vb mvgwiK evwnbxi hy×s‡`wn Ae¯’vb

Ges cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖwZ Pxb, hy³ivóª I ga¨cÖvP¨mn eû‡`‡ki mwµq

mvnvh¨Ðmn‡hvMxZv, Ab¨w`‡K evsjv‡`‡ki gyw³hy×, 1(GK) ‡KvwU kiYv_x©, GBiƒc

Pig m¼Uvcbœ cwiw¯’wZ‡Z fvi‡Zi cÖavbgš¿x evsjv†`‡ki gyw³hy‡×i cUf~wgKv

e¨vL¨v Kwievi Rb¨ Ges evsjv‡`‡ki Awemsevw`Z †bZv †kL gywR‡ei cÖvY i¶v

Kwievi Rb¨ wek¦ RbgZ Mwoqv Zywjevi D‡Ï‡k¨ we‡k¦i wewfbœ †`‡k ågb K‡ib

Ges MYms‡hvM Avi¤¢ K‡ib| cÖZxqgvb nq †h BnviB Ask wnmv‡e

cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi Awfg‡Z D‡j−wLZ Kjvw¤¦qv wek¦we`¨vj‡q 1971 m‡bi 6B b‡f¤¦‡i

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Bw›`iv MvÜx fvlY cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb| wKš‘ cÖZ¨qb KwgwU KZ„©K D³ fvl‡Yi

LwÛZ Ask gvÎ D‡j−L Kwiqv‡Qb| D³ As‡ki mwnZ fvl‡Yi cÖ_gva© cvV Kwi‡j

m¤ú~Y© welqwU cwi¯‹vi nB‡e ewjqv g‡b nq| D³ cÖ_gvsk wbæiƒc t

“......................I am congratulated on my great majority. But

it was nothing compared to the majority which Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman gained in the election in Pakistan. It was a tremendous

victory for him. And he is not an extremist. He was a moderate

person..............................But once the elections were won,

apparently this came as surprise to the Government of West Pakistan

and they wanted to find out ways of getting around these results.

Negotiations were begun. We were not in touch with either

Sheikh Mujib or his party of East Bengal. We did not know what

was happening. We read in the papers that there were negotiations.

Later, much later, in fact only about a week before I started on this

trip, I happened to meet somebody who said he was present at the

negotiations. And, on the 24th of March, they thought that they were

coming to a settlement, may be not a satisfactory settlement but still

something that could be worked out. But this period was in fact used

to bring troops from West Pakistan, and on the 25th of March a reign

of terror was let loose.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents. Vol. II Page 273.

Dc‡i ewY©Z fvl‡Yi mwnZ cÖZ¨qb KwgwU KZ„©K D‡j−wLZ wbæwjwLZ Ask

wbæiƒc t

“...........................................the cry for independence arose after

Sheikh Mujib was arrested, and not before. He himself, so far as I

know, has not asked for independence, even now.”

Dc‡i fvl‡Yi A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë (underlined )Ask¸wj cwo‡jB cwi¯‹vifv‡e

†evSv hvB‡e †h 25‡k gv‡P©i Ae¨ewnZ c~‡e© I c‡i Z`vwbš—b evsjv‡`‡k

msNwVZ NUbvejx m¤¦‡Ü Bw›`iv MvÜx nq‡Zv mivmwi IqvwKenvj wQ‡jb bv| D³

fvl‡b Zuvnvi e³e¨ t

“We are not in touch with either Sheikh Mujib or his party..........”

“ We did not know what was happening”

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Dc‡iv³ As‡ki mwnZ cªZ¨qY KwgwU KZ„©K D‡j−wLZ As‡ki g‡a¨ “so far

as I know” Ask¸wj GK‡Î cvV Kwi‡j cÖZxqgvb nB‡e †h 25‡k gvP© w`evMZ

iv‡Î †kL gywRe m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb wKbv †m m¤¦‡Ü ‡mB iv‡Î

e¨w³MZfv‡e Zuvnvi Rvwbevi AeKvk wQj bv Ges nqZ mZ¨B wZwb Rvwb‡Zb bv|

GB K_vB Zuvnvi fvlY nB‡Z cwiù ywUZ nBqv DwVqv‡Q|

Bnvi mwnZ Avgiv 8B b‡f¤¦i 1971 Zvwi‡L News Week Magazine G

Bqvwnqv Lv‡bi cª`Ë mv¶vrKvi hw` Zyjbv Kwi Zvnv nB‡jB m¦vaxbZv ‡K

PvwnqvwQ‡jb ev †K †NvlYv KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv A‡bKUvB cwi¯‹vi nB‡e t

“......................He organized and led an armed rebellion against the

State .........There was no alternative but to suppress the rebellion.

Any other government would have done the same thing. How can I

now call that man back and negotiate with him? He is charged with

waging war against the state and subverting the loyalty or the

army...................................” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

(Bangladesh Documents, Vol II page 24.)

BnvB wQj cvwK¯—vb miKv‡ii miKvix Ae¯’vb| Avðh©RbK nB‡jI mZ¨ †h

†gRi wRqvDi ingvb GKRb mvgwiK Kg©KZ©v nIqv m‡Z¡I Zvnvi wei“‡× cvwK¯—vb

miKv‡ii KLbI †Kvb Awfv‡hvM wQj bv| mKj Awf‡hvM wQj †kL gywR‡ei wei“‡×|

GKB fv‡e Bw›`iv MvÜxi D³ fvlY nB‡Z wRqvDi ingvb †h 27‡k gvP©

Zvwi‡L ev Ab¨ †Kvb Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv Av‡`Š cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb

ZvnvI cÖZxqgvb nq bv| ei cÖZxqgvb nq †h Bw›`iv MvÜx Zuvnvi D³

fvl‡Yi eû hvqMvq Ges Ab¨vb¨ fvl‡Y †kL gywR‡ei K_v evisevi D‡j−L Kwi‡jI

Ges evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZvi K_v DÌvcb Kwi‡jI †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi K_v

GKev‡ii Rb¨I ‡Kv_vI D‡j−L K‡ib bvB| wRqvDi ingvb m¤ú‡K© GBiƒc wbieZv

cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi AZy¨rkvnx AwfgZ‡K ei wg_¨v cÖgvwbZ K‡i| m¦xK…Z g‡ZB

25‡k gvP© w`evMZ iv‡Î, 26‡k gv‡P©i cÖ_g cÖn‡i m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv nBqvwQj|

G m¤¦‡Ü †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi bvg ïay 1971 m‡bi 6B b‡f¤¦i b‡n 2004 mb

ch©š— Aby‡j−L¨ iwnj| 26†k gv†P©i †NvlYv m¤¦‡Ü fviZ mn mviv we‡k¦i

msev`cÎ G m¤¦‡Ü msev` cÖKvk KwiqvwQj ZeyI Bw›`iv MvÜx b‡f¤¦i gv‡m G

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m¤¦‡Ü AÁZv cÖKv‡ki GKgvÎ KviY wZwb ZLb e›`x †kL gywR‡ei Rxeb i¶vi

Rb¨ nq‡Zv wKQyUv †KŠk‡ji AvkÖq Mªnb KwiqvwQ‡jb| †kL gywR‡ei Rxeb i¶v

KivB wQj ZLb Zuvnvi m‡e©v”P AMªMY¨ welq, KviY RxweZ †kL gywRe e¨ZxZ

m¦vaxb evsjvi m¦vaxbZvi c‡¶ Avš—Rv©wZK mg_©b cÖvwß `~iƒn nBqv cwoZ| Avi

†gRi wRqvDi ingvb m¤¦‡Ü Zr‡cÖ¶vc‡U wZwb †Kvb wKQy D‡j−L Kwievi †Kvb welq

ewjqvB g‡b K‡ib bvB ewjqv cªZxqgvb nB‡Z‡Q|

‡kL gywRe m¦vaxbZv PvwnqvwQ‡jb wK Pv‡nb bvB Bw›`iv MvÜxi cieZx© `yBwU

fvlY nB‡ZB Zvnv cwi®‹vi nB‡e| evsjv‡`‡k 1971 m‡bi 16B wW‡m¤¦i ZvwiL

weKvj ‡ejvq cvwK¯—vb mvgwiK evwnbx AvZ¥mgc©Y Kwievi ci Bw›`iv MvÜx

fvi‡Zi cvj©v‡g‡›U wbæwjwLZ wee„wZ cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb t

Statement By Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Parliament

On Pakistan Army’s Surrender in Bangladesh

December 16, 1971 I have an announcement to make. The West Pakistan Forces have

unconditionally surrendered in Bangla Desh.............................................We

hope and trust that the Father of this new nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

will take his rightful place among his own people and lead Bangla Desh to

peace, progress and prosperly ..................” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë) (Bangladesh

Documents Vol-II p-550-51) |

ZvnvQvov, 1972 m‡bi 10 B Rvbyqvix Zvwi‡L w`j−x‡Z †kL gywRe‡K GKwU

Rbmfvq m¦vMZ m¤¢vlb KiZt Bw›`iv MvÜx e‡jb t

Welcoming the President of Bangladesh, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said

that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had promised freedom to his people and given

it to them, India had taken a pledge to free Bangladesh, free Mujib and

..............(The Indian Express, New Delhi-January 11, 1972) (A‡av‡iLv

cÖ`Ë) ( Bangladesh Documents, Vol.II P-606) |

Dc‡ii eY©bv m¦e¨vL¨vZ| Dc‡ii fvlY nB‡Z Bnv ¯úófv‡e cÖZxqgvb nB‡e †h

†kL gywRe evsjvi RbMY‡K m¦vaxb evsjvi m¦cœ †`LvBqvwQ‡jb Ges wbðq Zvnv

26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †MªdZvi nBevi c~‡e©B| Kv‡RB Bnv ejvi A‡c¶v iv‡L bv †h

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Bw›`iv MvÜx 6B b‡f¤¦i Zvwi‡L Kjvw¤¦qv wek¦we`¨vj‡q we‡kl †KŠkjMZ Kvi‡YB

cÖZ¨qb KwgwU KZ©„K DׄZ e³e¨ ivwLqvwQ‡jb|

D‡j−L¨ †h 1971 m‡bi gvP© gvm nB‡Z wW‡m¤¦i gvm ch©š— mgMª we‡k¦i

cÖvq mKj iv‡óªi ivóª cÖavb I †bZ„¯’vbxq e¨w³eM© †kL gywRe m¤¦‡Ü Zvnv‡`i

DrKÚv cÖKvk Kwiqv‡Qb, evsjv‡`‡ki e¨vcv‡i Zvnv‡`i D`viZv I AvMªn cÖ`k©b

Kwiqv‡Qb wKš‘ ‡KnB KLbI 27‡k gv‡P©i Ôm¦vaxbZv †NvlKÕ m¤¦‡Ü we›`ygvÎ

AvMªn cÖKvk K‡ib bvB ev GgbwK D‡j−LI K‡ib bvB| 1971 m‡b gyw³hy×Kvjxb

mg‡q wRqvDi ingvb m¤ú‡K© wek¦evmxi GB wbieZv cÖm‡½ 2004 m‡bi cÖZ¨qb

KwgwU G‡Kev‡iB wbðyc|

e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb †h m¦vaxbZvi †Kvb †NvlYv †`b bvB eiÂ

†gRi wRqvDi ingvb m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv KwiqvwQ‡jb GB e³‡e¨i mg_©‡b cÖZ¨qb

KwgwU Zvnv‡`i Awfg‡Z hyw³ cÖ`k©b K‡ib †h, cÖevmx evsjv‡`k miKv‡ii

cÖavbgš¿x ZvRDwÏb Avn&‡g` m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi †K›`ª nB‡Z 1971 m‡bi

11B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L †gRi wRqvi m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv m¤ú‡K© evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi

D‡Ï‡k¨ cÖ`Ë Zuvnvi fvl‡Y D‡j−L K‡ib| D³ KwgwU fvl‡Yi wbæwjwLZ LwÛZvsk

D‡j−L K‡ib t

“ The brilliant Success of our fighting forces and the daily additions

to their strength in manpower and captured weapons has enabled the

government of the peoples Republic of Bangladesh, first announced

thorough Major Ziaur Rahman, to set up full fledged operational

base from which it is administrating the liberated areas.” (A‡av‡iLv

cÖ`Ë)

Dc‡iv³ fvl‡Y †gRi wRqvDi ingvb ÔannounceÕ Kwiqv‡Qb

ejv nBqv‡Q, ÔDeclareÕ ev ÔProclaimÕ Kwiqv‡Qb Zvnv ejv nq bvB| ZvnvQvov,

announced ÔbyÕ ejv nq bvB, announced ÔthroughÕ ejv nBqv‡Q| A_©vr †gRi

wRqvDi ingvb KZ„©K cÖPvwiZ (announce) ejv nq bvB, †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi

gva¨‡g cÖPvwiZ ejv nBqv‡Q| cÖZ¨qb KwgwU ïaygvÎ Dc‡iv³ LwÛZvsk bv cwoqv

hw` m¤ú~Y© fvlYwU we‡ePbvq jB‡Zb Z‡e †`wL‡Z cvB‡Zb †h †kL gywReyi

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ingvbB †h m¦vaxbZvi †Nvlbv cÖ`vb Kwiqv‡Qb Zvnv cÖavbgš¿xi fvl‡Yi cÖ_‡gB

ejv nBqv‡Q|

knx` gyw³‡hv×v‡`i cÖwZ kÖ×v wb‡e`b Kwiqv ZvRDwÏb Avn&‡g` GBfv‡e

fvlYwU Avi¤¢ K‡ib (Bangladesh Documents, Vol.I, page 282-286):

“Heroic and brave brothers and sisters of Independent Bangla Desh.

In the name of your President, Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman and the Government of the People’s Republic of

Bangladesh, we salute you and pay homage to the departed souls of

the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives in the defence of their

motherland. They will shine in our memory as long as Bangla Desh

exists, as long as a single citizen of Bangla Desh lives. Since the

proclamation of indepfence by your leader, Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman, after General Yahya had on the midnight of 25th March

ordered his Army to commit genocside on the peace-loving people

of Bangla Desh, you have joined the rans of the immortals amongst

the freedom fighters of history.

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

Bnvi ci wZwb Zvnvi e³„Zvq evsjv‡`‡ki wewfbœ A‡j cÖwZ‡iva hy×

m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb t

“In the Sylhet/Comilla region, we have, commissioned Major

Khaled Musharraf of the Bengal Regiment to take command of

military operation in the region. The courage and daring of his force

has already reduced the presence of the Pakistan Army to the

Cantonments of Sylhet and Comilla where they will soon be

liquidated by the closing ring of the Liberation Army.

In Chittagong and Noakhali we have commissioned Major Zia

Rahman of the Bengal Regiment to take full command of

operations. His heroic defence of Chittagong City against

overwhelming odds, which included attacks from the air and sea,

will take its place with the defence of Stalingrad in the annals of

warfare. Today, thanks to his resistance Chittagong is still not secure

in the hands of the enemy, whilst the whole of Chittagong and

Noakhali districts, outside limited pockets of Chittagong town are

liberated areas.

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In the Mymensingh/Tangail area, we have commissioned

Major Safiullah of the Bengal Regiment to take command of

operation in the region. He has liberated the major part of the area

under his control and is ready to march on Dacca.

The three commanders have already met and prepared a joint

plan of battle designed to mop up surving pockets of resistence in

their respective areas preparatory to a combined onslaught on Dacca.

In the South-West Region, we have commissioned Major Osman

of the E.P.R. to take command of the Kushtia-Jessore zone, while

Major Jalil has been given charge of Faridpur-Barisal-Khulna-

Patuakhali Zone. After the historic victory of Kushtia, the

Liberation force has already driven the Pakistan army out of the

whole area and confined them to the cantonment of Jessore and parts

of Khulna town.

In North Bengal A Unified Command is being set up from

the force of Bengal Regiment and E.P.R. Our liberation force under

the command of Major Ahmed have pushed out enemy forces from

Rajashahi district. Major Nazrul and Major Nowazesh are laying

siege to the hard pressed occupation army respectively in Saidpur

and Rangpur. The Liberation force have already direven the

Pakistan army out of the whole Dinajpur, Bogra, Pabna and Rangpur

districts except the limits of cantonment areas and are ready for the

final assault.

The brilliant success of our fighting forces and the daily additions

to their strength in manpower and captured weapons has enabled the

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangla Desh, first

announced through Major Ziaur Rahman, to set up a fullfledged

operational base from which it is administering the liberated areas.

Whilst the interim capital is located in the liberated area of the

western zone, we have set up a regional seat of government located

in the liberated area of the Sylhet/Comilla zone, which is delegated

to exercise full administrative authority over all areas in the easters

regions.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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`wjj c‡Îi Z„Zxq L‡Û (c„t8) Ges 2004 m‡bi cybg~`©Ö‡bi Z„Zxq L‡Ûi 8

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Kwiqv‡Qb hvnvi mwnZ g~j evsjv fvl‡Yi †Kvb wgjB bvB| g~j evsjv fvlYwU

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International Politics Mª‡š’i DׄwZ (c„t 96) cÖ`vb Kwiqv wØZxq hyw³ cÖ`k©b

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“ Your position is already assured in the annals of the history of

your country as a brave fighter who was the first to declare

independence of Bangladesh...........”

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kvgmyj nK fviZxq ivóªcwZi Dc‡iv³ e³e¨ wb‡RI wek¦vm K‡ib bvB hLb

wZwb Zvnvi Mª‡š’ †j‡Lb (c„t31)t

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“ On the basis of a message embodying the Declaration of

Independence sent by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to

Chittagong in the early hours of 26 March 1971 for transmission

throughout Bangladesh, Major Ziaur Rahman, who had formed a

liberation force in Chittagong, broadcast from Swadhin Bangla

Betar (Radio) station, Chittagong, the historic “Declaration of

Independence”.........................” A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

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Kwiqv‡Qb|

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AZGe, 2004 m‡bi cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi AwfgZ †h wRqvDi ingvbB me© cÖ_g

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1885 m‡b wbwLj fviZ Ks‡Mªm cÖwZwôZ nq| 1906 m‡b XvKvq wbwLj

fviZ gymwjg jxM cÖwZôv nq|

BwZg‡a¨ 1905 m‡b e½f½ nq| GB e½f½ gymjgvb†`i †Kvb `vex bv

_vwK‡jI GB e½f‡½i d‡j PvKzix, wk¶v I Ab¨vb¨ †¶‡Î msL¨v¸i“ wnmv‡e

wKQyUv myweav Zvnviv cÖvß nq| wKš‘ wn›`y ag©vej¤¦x‡`i cÖej Av‡›`vj‡bi gy‡L

1911 m‡b e½f½ i` nq| GKB ermi fvi‡Zi ivRavbx KwjKvZv nB‡Z

w`wj−‡Z ¯’vbvš—i Kiv nq|

hw`I gymwjg jx‡Mi cÖwZôv XvKvq Ges evsjvq gymwjg msL¨vMwiô wQj wKš‘

†Kvb w`bB ‡Kvb evOvjx‡K gymwjg jx‡Mi mfvcwZ ev mvaviY m¤úv`K c‡`

wbe©vwPZ nB‡Z †`Iqv nq bvB| ei evOvjx gymjgvb‡`i m¦v_© gymwjg jx‡Mi

cÖwZôvi cÖ_g †_‡KB fvi‡Zi Ab¨vb¨ cÖ‡`‡ki gymjgvb‡`i m¦v‡_© RjvÄjx

†`Iqv nBZ| GB e¨cv‡i evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i †Kvb AvZ¥M−vwbi DcjwäI †`Lv

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hvq bvB| Zvnviv evOvjxi wecix‡Z AevOvjx gymjgvb‡`i KZ©„Z¡ I †bZ„Z¡ webv

cÖwZev‡` üówP‡Ë I mvb‡›` Mªnb Kwi‡Z †Kvbw`bB wcQcuvI nq bvB, eiÂ

GUv‡KB m¦vfvweK ewjqv g‡b KwiZ| 1916 m‡b jvL‡bŠ c¨v± Ges 1932

m‡bi mv¤cÖ`vwqK †iv‡q`v‡`i †¶‡Î GBiƒc wei“c AvPiY bMœfv‡e cÖKvk cvq|

evsjvi eÂbvi BwZnv‡mi †Mvov cËb ZLb nB‡ZB Avi¤¢, KviY AevOvjx‡`i

Ab¨vq I m¦v_©ci `vexi gy‡L evsjvi †bZ„Z¡ wPiKvj msL¨vMwiô evOvjx

gymjgvb‡`i b¨vqm½Z m¦v_© i¶v‡_© wcQcv _vwK‡Zb, m¤¢eZt nxbgb¨Zvq fywM‡Zb|

A_P evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i msL¨vMwiô †fvU mgMª fviZe‡l©i gymjgvb‡`i m¦v_©

i¶v‡_© e¨eüZ nBZ|

1940 m‡bi 23 †k gvP© Zvwi‡L jv‡nv‡i AbywôZ gymwjg jxM

Kb&‡fbk‡b evOjvi cÖavbgš¿x G,‡K, dRjyj nK fvi‡Zi DËiÐc~e© I DËi

cwð‡g gymwjg msL¨vMwiô A‡j `yBwU mve©‡fŠg iv‡óªi `vex‡Z GKwU cÖ¯—ve

DÌvcb Kwi‡j me©m¤§wZ µ‡g Zvnv M„nxZ nq| BnvB myweL¨vZ jv‡nvi cÖ¯—ve

ev cvwK¯—vb cÖ¯—ve| BnviB mswk−ó AskwU wbæiƒc t

“Resolved that it is the considered view of this Session of the

All-India Muslim League that no consitutional plan would be

workable in this country or acceptable to the Muslims unless it is

designed on the following basic principles, viz., that geographically

contiguous units are demarcated into regions which should be so

constituted, with such territorial re-adjustments as may be necessary,

that the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in a majority as

in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India should be grouped

to constitute “Independent States” in which the constitutent units

shall be autonomous and sovereign.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

hw`I Dc‡iv³ cÖ¯—ve Abymv‡i mgMª fviZ e‡l©i c~e© I cwð‡g Aew¯nZ

gymwjg msL¨vMwiô cÖ‡`k¸wj‡Z `yBwU mve©‡fŠg ivóª cÖwZôvi `vex wQj wKš‘

AevOvjx †bZ„Z¡ cieZ©x‡Z Zvnv Am¦xKvi K‡i|

1946 m‡bi gvP© gv‡m fvi‡Zi 11wU cÖ‡`‡k wbe©vPb Abyôvb nq| gymwjg

jxM cvwK¯—vb cÖwZôvi `vexi wfwˇZ wbe©vPb Abyôvb K‡i| GKgvÎ e½‡`‡k gymwjg

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jxM gymjgvb‡`i 119wU Avm‡bi g‡a¨ 116 wU Avm‡b wecyj †fv‡U wbe©vwPZ nBqv

gš¿xmfv MVb Kwi‡Z mg_© nq| Ab¨vb¨ cÖ‡`‡ki g‡a¨ gvÎ wmÜy cÖ‡`‡k GKwU gvÎ

Avm‡b msL¨vMwiôZv jvf K‡i wKš‘ cvÄve, DËiÐcwðg mxgvš— cÖ‡`k, †ejywP¯—

vbmn Ab¨ mKj cÖ‡`‡k Ks‡Mªm msL¨v MwiôZv jvf K‡i, gymwjg jxM †Kvb cÖKvi

cÖvavb¨ jvf Kwi‡Z m¤c~Y© e¨_© nq| GBiƒc Ae¯’vq AevOvjx gymwjg jxM †bZ„e„›`

e‡½ evOvjx gymjgvbM‡Yi wecyj †fvUvwaKv‡ii kw³Øviv mgMª fviZ e‡l©

gymjgvb‡`i m¦v_© i¶v‡_© m‡Pó nq| wKš‘ evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i fvM¨weo¤¦bv GB †h

1946 m‡b fviZ miKvi KZ©„K AvûZ Aš—eZ©xKvjxb gš¿xmfvq †Kvb evOvjxi

¯nvb nq bvB| evsjvq gymwjg jx‡Mi wecyj msL¨vMwiôZv m‡Z¡I K¨vwe‡bU wgk‡bi

mwnZ Av‡jvPbv mfvq evOvjx gymjgvb‡`i †Kvb ¯’vb wQj bv| wKš‘ jv‡nvi cÖ¯—ve

DÌvc‡bi Rb¨ GK evOvjxi cÖ‡qvRb nBqvwQj| GKB avivevwnKZvq 1946 m‡bi

GwcÖj gv‡m w`wj−‡Z AbywôZ gymwjg jxM e¨e¯nvcK mfvi m`m¨‡`i Kb‡fbk‡b

wRbœvni cÖfve I wb‡`©k Abymv‡i †nv‡mb knx` †mvn&ivIqv`x© fviZe‡l©i `yB cÖv‡š—

`yBwU mve©‡fŠg m¦vaxb ivóª ¯nvc‡bi jv‡nvi cÖ¯—v‡ei g~j avibv cwieZ©b mvab

KiZt GKÐcvwK¯—vb ¯nvc‡bi cÖ¯—ve K‡ib| ev½vjx gymwjg †bZ„e„›` GB cÖ¯—v‡ei

cÖej we‡ivaxZv K‡ib Ges g~j jv‡nvi cÖ¯—ve †`wLevi `vex K‡ib| Dnv gymwjg

jx‡Mi †ev¤¦vB Awd‡m fy~jµ‡g ivwLqv Avmv nBqv‡Q ewjqv evsjvi †bZ„e„›`‡K wbe„Ë

Kiv nq| AZci, GKÐcvwK¯—v‡b cÖ¯—ve M„nxZ nq|

m¤¢eZ cieZx©‡Z wb‡Ri fyj eywS‡Z cvwiqv 1947 m‡bi 27‡k GwcÖj

Zvwi‡L †mvnivIqv`x© m¦vaxb mve©‡fŠg evsjv cÖwZôvi c‡¶ GK †cÖm weÁwß cÖ`vb

K‡ib| wZwb Zvnvi e³‡e¨i †klfv‡M e‡jb (`wjjcÎt 1g LÛ, c„t 24)t

“I have vsualised all along, therefore, Bengal as an independent state

and not part of any union of India. Once such states are formed, their

future rests with them .................................................................................

No, if Bengal is to be great, it can only be so if it stands on its own

legs and all combine to make it great. It must be master of its own

resoursces and riches and its own destiny. It must cease to be exploited by

other and shall not continue to suffer any longer for the benefit of the rest

of India..........................................” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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Avi GKwU wee„wZ‡Z wZwb e‡jb (`wjjcÎt 1g LÛ, c„t 30)t

ÔÔI still extend that invitation to all. I beg of them not destroy Bengal,

not to be blinded by wrath and prejudice, or consumed by their hatred for

their fellow Bengalees but to look ahead and grasp this wonderful

opportunity to make Bengal free and independent, master of its own

destiny and its own wealth, capable of a free will to form unions and

treaties and alliances with whomsoever it will, respected amongst the

nations of the world, rich, powerful and a heaven for the common man.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

e½xq cÖv‡`wkK gymwjg jx‡Mi mvaviY m¤úv`K Aveyj nvwkgI m¦vaxb

mve©‡fŠg evsjv‡`‡ki c‡¶ GKwU †cÖm weÁwß cÖ`vb K‡ib| ZvnvQvov, wZwb

mvßvwnK Ôwgj−vZÕ cwÎKvq 9B †g Zvwi†L cybivq m¦vaxb evsjv‡`‡ki †hŠw³KZv

Zywjqv a‡ib| 23 ‡k †g Zvwi‡L kir P›`ª †evm I Aveyj nvwkg hyM¥fv‡e

m¦vaxb mve©‡fŠg evsjvi cÖ¯—vweZ KvVv‡gv m¤ú‡K© GKwU Pyw³ m¦v¶i K‡ib|

wKš‘ wRbœvn, MvÜx, †b‡ni“, c¨v‡Uj cÖgyL †bZ„e„‡›`i cÖej AvcwËi gy‡L

m¦vaxb evsjv †`k ¯’vc‡bi cÖ‡Póv e¨_© nq|

GBfv‡e, 1947 m‡bi cÖ_gv‡a© evsjvi Z`vwbš—b cÖavbgš¿x ‡nv‡mb knx`

†mvnivIqv`x, esMxq cÖv‡`wkK gymwjg jx‡Mi m¤úv`K Aveyj nvwmg Ges kir

P›`ª †evm m¦vaxb mve©‡fŠg evsjv‡`k ¯’vc‡bi wej¤¦xZ cÖ‡Póv KwiqvwQ‡jb wKš‘

†kl ch©š— G e¨vcv‡i wKQyB Avi nq bvB|

cvwK¯—vb Avg‡j evsjvi BwZnvm t

AZtci, 1947 m‡bi 18B RyjvB Zvwi‡L The Indian Independence Act (10

And 11 Geo. VI, Ch. 30) cvm nq Ges 14B AMv÷ Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vb Ges 15B

AMv÷ Zvwi‡L fviZ m¦vaxb nq|

cvwK¯—vb m„wói cÖ_g nB‡ZB c~e©e½‡K eÂbvi wkKvi nB‡Z nq| cvwK¯—vb

MYcwil‡` c~e©e‡½i m`m¨ msL¨v wQj 44wU, Ab¨w`‡K AevOvjx m`m¨ msL¨v wQj

25wU| wKš‘ evOvjxiv †h Lvm cvwK¯—vbx Zvnv cÖgvb Kwievi Rb¨ c~e©e½‡K wjqvKZ

Avjx Lvb, Avãyj KvBqyg, †Mvjvg †gvnv¤§` cÖf„wZ AevOvjx gymjgvb‡`i Rb¨

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6wU Avmb Zvnv‡`i eivei cwiZ¨vM Kwi‡Z nq| djkª“wZ‡Z MYcwil‡` c~e©e‡½i

Avmb msL¨v 38†k bvwgqv Av‡m, Ab¨w`‡K AevOvjx m`m¨ msL¨v 31†k DbœxZ nq|

wKš‘ GB Z¨v‡Mi wewbg‡q cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖ_g †K›`ªxq gš¿xmfvq 17Rb gš¿xi g‡a¨

gvÎ `yBRb gš¿x c~e©e½ nB‡Z jIqv nB‡jI c~e©e½ nB‡Z †Kvb cÖwZev` I‡V

bvB|

Bnvi ci cvwK¯—vb I gymwjg D¤§vi m¦v‡_© c~e©e½evmx‡K gvZ„fvlv

cwiZ¨v‡Mi Rb¨I cÖ¯—yZ nB‡Z nq|

1948 m‡bi fvlvÐAv‡›`vjb I QvÎjxM MV‡b †kL gywRe AviI A‡b‡Ki

mwnZ AMªbx f~wgKv cvjb K‡ib| GB mgq Zuvnv‡K Dch©ycwi KviveiY Kwi‡Z nq|

Av‡›`vj‡bi Awf‡hv‡M 1949 m‡b XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq nB‡Z Zuvnv‡K ewn¯‹vi Kiv

nq|

25‡k †deªyqvix, 1948 Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vb MYcwil‡` ax‡i›`ªbv_ `Ë evsjv

fvlv‡K ivóªfvlv wnmv‡e gh©v`v cÖ`vb Kwievi `vex Rvbvb wKš‘ cÖavbgš¿x wjqvKZ

Avjx Lvb, LvRv bvwRgDwÏb cÖgyL D³ cÖ¯—v‡ei Zxeª we‡ivaxZv K‡ib|

21‡k gvP©, 1948 Zvwi‡L †gvnv¤§` Avjx wRbœvn XvKvq cÖ`Ë m¤¦a©bv mfvq

†Nvlbv K‡ib †h cvwK¯—v‡bi ivóªfvlv D`~y© nB‡e| 24‡k gvP© GKB K_v wZwb XvKv

wek¦we`¨vj‡qi Kb‡fv‡Kkb Abyôv‡b ewj‡j Qv·`i ga¨ nB‡Z cÖ_g cÖwZev`

cÖwZaŸwbZ nq Ges fvlv Av‡›`vjb `vbv euvwa‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡i|

23‡k Ryb 1948 Zvwi‡L AvIqvgx gymwjg jxM cÖwZwôZ nq| GB msMV‡bi

cÖ_g mfvcwZ gvIjvbv Avãyyj nvwg` Lvb fvmvbx, m¤úv`K kvgmyj nK Ges

Ab¨Zg hyM¥ m¤úv`K nb †kL gywReyi ingvb|

1948 m‡bi 11B †m‡Þ¤¦&i Zvwi‡L wRbœvni g„Zy¨ nB‡j cvwK¯—vb

ivRbxwZ‡Z cÖvmv` Pµv‡š—i m~Pbv nq| 1951 m‡bi 11B †m‡Þ¤¦i Zvwi‡L

wjqvKZ Avjxi nZ¨vi ci GB lol‡š¿i ivRbxwZ †eMevb nB‡Z _v‡K| BwZg‡a¨

†Mvjvg †gvnv¤§` A_©gš¿x nBqv‡Qb| wZwb g~jZ fviZxq AwWU G¨vÛ GKvD›Um

mvwf©‡mi GKRb Avgjv wQ‡jb| †`k wefv‡Mi mgq wZwb nvq`vivev‡`i wbRvg

miKv‡ii GKRb Kg©KZ©v wQ‡jb| †`k wefv‡Mi mgq wZwb cvwK¯—v‡b Pwjqv

Av‡mb| wZwb A_© gš¿x I Zrci wjqvKZ Avjxi g„Zy¨i ci cvwK¯—v‡bi MfY©i

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†Rbv‡ij c` AwaKvi K‡ib Ges LvRv bvwRgywÏb cÖavbgš¿x wbe©vwPZ n‡qb| †gRi

†Rbv‡ij Bm&‡K›`vi gxR©v cÖwZi¶v mwPe wnmv‡e wb‡qvMcÖvß n‡qb| 1920 m‡b

gxR©v weªwUkÐfviZxq †mbvevwnbx‡Z Kwgkb cÖvß n‡qb| wZwb gvÎ 6 ermi

†mbvevwnbx‡Z Kg©iZ wQ‡jb| 1926 m‡b wZwb †mbvevwnbx nB‡Z Indian Political

Service G †hvM`vb K‡ib Ges G¨v‡evUvev‡` mnKvix Kwgkbvi c‡` wbhy³ nb| wZwb

1947 m‡b DcRvwZ GjvKvq miKvi c‡¶ cwjwUK¨vj G‡R›U wQ‡jb| AvBDe Lvb

m¦vaxbZvi Pvi erm‡ii g‡a¨ e¨vUvwjqb KgvÛvi c` nB‡Z †Rbv‡ij c‡` DbœxZ

nBqv 1951 mv‡j cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖavb †mbvcwZ c‡` c‡`vbœwZ cÖvß n‡qb| 1953

m‡bi GwcÖj gv‡m †Mvjvg †gvnv¤§` MYcwil‡`i msL¨vMwiô m`m¨M‡Yi

Av¯’vfvRb LvRv bvwRgywÏb‡K cÖavbgš¿x c` nB‡Z eiLv¯— KiZt Avi GK

Avgjv †gvnv¤§` Avjx e¸ov‡K cÖavbgš¿x c‡` wb‡qvM cÖ`vb K‡ib| †Rbv‡ij

AvBDe Lvb D³ gš¿xmfvq †mbvcwZ c`mn cÖwZi¶v gš¿x wnmv‡e †hvM`vb

K‡ib| GB cÖm‡½ cvwK¯—vb mycÖxg †Kv†U©i wePvicwZ Yakub Ali, J., (Asma Jilani

V. Government of Punjab PLD 1972 SC 139). e‡jb t

ÔÔThis was the first constitutional mishap of Pakistan as Governor-

General Mr. Ghulam Mohammad was only a constitutional head. He had to

act on the advice given to him by the Prime Minister and under the

Constitutional Instruments (Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the

Government of India Act, 1935) he had no legal authority to dismiss the

Prime Minister and assume to himself the role of a sovereignÕÕ

ZvnvQvov, cÖwZi¶v mwPe c‡` Bm‡K›`vi wgR©v Ges cÖwZi¶v gš¿x c‡`

AvBDe Lv‡bi wb‡qv‡Mi gva¨‡g wmwfj cÖkvm‡b k„•Ljv evwnbxi wb‡qvM Ges

wb‡qvMcÖvß miKvix Kg©KZ©v I wb‡qvM cÖ`vbKvix KZ„©c¶ c‡` GKB e¨w³ wb‡qv‡Mi

cvwK¯—vbx legacyi cÖvi¤¢|

‡kL gywRe 1951 m‡b cvwK¯—vb MVbZ‡š¿i Lm&ov g~jbxwZi we‡ivwaZv K‡ib|

BwZg‡a¨ 1952 m‡b fvlv Av‡›`vjb Avi¤¢ nq Ges 21†k †deªyqvix we‡k¦i

BwZnv‡m me© cÖ_g gvZ„fvlvi Rb¨ evsjvi gvbyl cÖvY wemR©b †`q| Bnvi cÖwZev‡`

†kL gywRe KvivMv‡i Abkb Avi¤¢ K‡ib|

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GBfv‡e, cvwK¯—vb miKvi evOvjx‡`i gvZ„fvlv Kvwoqv jBevi loh†š¿i

m~Pbv K‡i| GB cwiw¯’wZ‡Z evOvjx‡`i g‡b Zvnv‡`i ivR‰bwZK fwel¨Z m¤¦‡Ü cÖkœ

DwV‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡i| cvwK¯—vb wK mZ¨B cvwK¯—v‡bi msL¨vMwiô Rb‡Mvôx evOvjx‡`i

Av‡`Š cÖwZwbwaZ¡ K‡i| evOvjxiv wK GLbI Bs‡iR‡`i cwie‡Z© cwðg cvwK¯—vbx‡`i

Awab¯—| evOvjxiv wK GLb cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi Dcwb‡e‡k cwibZ nBj| hw`I

evOvjx‡`i †fv‡Ui kw³‡Z cvwK¯—vb m„wó nBqvwQj wKš‘ GLb wem¥‡qi mwnZ Zvnviv

Dcjwä Kwi‡Z Avi¤¢ Kwij †h cvwK¯—vb m„wó‡Z †h wmwfj I wgwjUvix Avgjv‡`i

Av‡`Š †Kvb f~wgKv wQj bv Bs‡iR kvmK‡`i cwie‡Z© ZvnvivB GLb cvwK¯—vb ivR¨

kvmb Kwi‡Z‡Q| GB mKj cÖkœ ev½vjx‡`i g‡b mZZ Av‡jvwoZ nB‡Z jvwMj Ges

evOvjxiv AevOvjx‡`i mwnZ wb‡R‡`i cv_©K¨ cÖwZ c‡` c‡` Dcjwä Kwi‡Z eva¨

nBj Ges 19 ermi c‡ii gyw³hy‡×i †mvcvb m„wó Avi¤¢ nBj| i³ mœvZ nBqv

c~e©e‡½i gvbyl Dcjwä Kwij †h Zvnviv evOvjx, cvwK¯—vbx bq|

1953 m‡bi 5B wW‡m¤¦i Zvwi‡L gvIjvbv Avãyj nvwg` Lvb fvmvbx I

Rbve G,‡K, dRjyj nK GK hy³ wee„wZ‡Z AvIqvgx gymwjg jxM I K…lK kÖwgK

cvwU© mn‡hv‡M hy³dª›U MVb Kwievi wm×vš— cÖ`vb K‡ib| 1954 m‡bi Rvbyqvix

gv‡m wbe©vPbx Bm‡Znvi wnmv‡e 21 `dv cÖYxZ nq| Bnvi cÖ_g `dvB wQj †h

evsjv cvwK¯—v‡bi Ab¨Zg ivóª fvlv nB‡Z nB‡e| 21 `dv QvÎ mgvR I mvaviY

Rb‡Mvôxi g‡a¨ cÖej mvov †RvMvB‡Z m¶g nq| 1954 m‡bi 8B gvP© Zvwi‡L

AbywôZ wbe©vP‡b hy³d«›U wbisKzk msL¨vMwiôZv jvf K‡i Ges †h gymwjg jxM‡K

evsjvi gvbyl 1946 m‡bi wbe©vP‡b 97% †fvU cÖ`vb KwiqvwQj Zvnv‡K m¤ú~Y©

cwiZ¨vM K‡i|

AZtci, G,†K, dRjyj nK c~e©e‡½ miKvi MVb K‡ib wKš‘ `yB gv‡mi

g‡a¨ †K›`ªxq miKvi 30‡k ‡g Zvwi‡L c~e©e‡½ Ri“ix Ae¯’v †Nvlbv KiZt

gš¿xmfv fvw½qv †`q Ges †PŠayix LvwjKz¾vgv‡bi cwie‡Z© †gRi †Rbv‡ij

Bm&Kv›`vi gxR©v‡K c~e©e‡½i MeY©i wbhy³ K‡i| wZwb XvKvq AvwmqvB †Nvlbv w`‡jb

†h cvwK¯—v‡bi ALÛZv i¶v‡_© wZwb 10 nvRvi evOvjx‡K Lyb Kwi‡ZI cÖ¯—yZ|

wZwb AviI ûgwK †`b †h fvmvbx †`‡k wdwi‡j Zuvnv‡K ¸wj Kiv nB‡e| D‡j−L¨ †h

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H mgq fvmvbx wek¦ kvwš— cwil‡`i m‡¤§jb Dcj‡¶ BD‡iv‡c Ae¯’vb

Kwi‡ZwQ‡jb|

BwZg‡a¨ 8B †g Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vb MYcwil` my`~i 20 ermi ci D`~© I

evsjv‡K ivóªfvlv Kwievi wm×vš— jB‡j c~e©e†½ cÖwZev†`i So I‡V|

MYcwil` BwZg‡a¨ mKj ivR‰bwZK `‡ji mwnZ gZ wewbgq KiZt Lm&ov

msweavb cÖYqb KvR m¤ú~Y© K‡i wKš‘ cieZx© Awa‡ek‡b †ck Kwievi Ae¨ewnZ

c~‡e©B †Mvjvg †gvnv¤§` Ri“ix Ae¯’v Rvix K‡ib Ges MYcwil` fvw½qv †`b| GB

cÖm‡½ Yakub Ali,J. e‡jb (Asma Jilani)

“ By 1954, the draft of the Constitution based on the

Objectives Resolution had been prepared with the assent of the

leaders of the various parties in the Constituent Assembly when on

the 24th October 1954, Mr. Ghulam Muhammad knowing full well

that the draft Constitution was ready, by a proclamation, dissolved

the Constituent Assembly, and placed armed guards outside the

Assembly Hall. This was the second great mishap of Pakistan.ÕÕ

b~Zb gš¿xmfvq AvBDe Lvb‡K cÖwZi¶v Ges BmKv›`vi gxR©v‡K m¦ivóª

gš¿Yvj‡qi `vwqZ¡ cÖ`vb Kiv nq|

MYcwil` fvw½qv w`evi Av‡`k †gŠjfx ZwgRywÏb Lvb wmÜy wPd&†Kv‡U©

P¨v‡jÄ Kwi‡j 1954 m‡bi 7B b‡f¤¦i D³ Av‡`k A‰ea †Nvlbv Kiv nq|

wKš‘ †dWv‡ij †KvU© Bnvi 1955 m‡bi 21‡k gv‡P©i iv‡q MfY©i †Rbv‡ij

KZ„©K MYcwil` fvw½qv w`evi Av‡`k ‰ea †Nvlbv K‡i| 18 ermi ci Asma Jilani

Gi †gvKvÏgvq cvwK¯—vb mycÖxg †KvU© D³ ivq‡K ågvZ¥K e‡jb |

BwZg‡a¨ 1955 m‡bi †deªyqvix gv‡m hy³d«›U Kvh©Z fvw½qv hvq|

hvnvnDK, †dWv‡ij †Kv‡U©i wb‡`©k Abymv‡i 31†g Zvwi‡L 2q MYcwil‡`i

wbe©vPb AbywôZ nq| GB wbe©vP‡b †nv‡mb knx` †mvnivIqv`x© I Ab¨vb¨‡`i

mwnZ †kL gywReI m`m¨ wbe©vwPZ n‡qb|

23‡k Ryb AvIqvgx jx‡Mi GK mfvq †kL gywR‡ei D‡`¨v‡M c~e©e‡½i

Rb¨ m¦vqZ¡ kvmb `vex Kiv nq|

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c~e©e‡½i c~Y© m¦vqZ¡kvm†bi `vex‡Z †kL gywRe GB mgq e¨vcK

MYAv‡›`vjb Avi¤¢ K‡ib| GB D‡Ï‡k¨ wZwb wb‡R Ô‡Kb c~e© e‡½ A‡Uvbwg PvBÕ

GB wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU cyw¯—Kv cÖKvk K‡ib Ges c~e©eZx© mvZ erm‡i c~e©e‡½i

eÂbvi BwZnvm Zywjqv a‡ib|

Amy¯’Zvi Rb¨ †Mvjvg †gvnv¤§` QywU jB‡Z eva¨ nB‡j 1955 m‡bi 16

AMv÷ Zvwi‡L †gRi †Rbv‡ij BmKv›`vi gxR©v A¯’vqx MfY©i †Rbv‡ij wnmv‡e

`vwqZ¡fvi Mªnb K‡ib| GB m‡½B †kl nq Avgjv †Mvjvg †gvnv¤§‡`i ivR‰bwZK

Rxeb|

MYcwil‡`i cÖwZwU Awa‡ek‡b †kL gywRe c~e©e‡½i m¦vqZ¡kvm‡bi

`vex AZ¨š— JRm¦x fvlvq Zywjqv awi‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡ib|

1955 m‡bi 25 †k AMv÷ Zvwi‡L AbywôZ MYcwil‡`i Awa‡ek‡b †kL

gywRe c~e©e‡½i `vex I m¦v_© i¶v‡_© GKB w`‡b 19 evi †Rvivj e³e¨

iv‡Lb|wZwb c~e©e‡½i bvg cwieZ©b Kwiqv c~e© cvwK¯—vb ivwLevi cÖ¯—v‡ei cÖPÛ

we‡ivwaZv K‡ib| wZwb †mB 1955 m‡bB GB cÖ‡`‡ki bvg ÔevsjvÕ A_ev

Ôc~e©evsjvÕ ivwLevi `vwe RvbvBqvwQ‡jb| wZwb cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi PviwU cÖ‡`k

jBqv GK BDwbU MVb cÖ¯—v‡ei Zxeª we‡ivaxZv K‡ib Ges KivPx‡K GK

BDwbU fy³ Kwiqv cvwK¯—v‡bi ivRavbx ¯’vbvš—‡ii Zxeª mgv‡jvPbv K‡ib| wZwb

e‡jb t

“ Sir, you will see that they want to place the words “East Pakistan”

instead of “East Bengal”. We have demanded so many times that

you should make it Bengal (Pakistan). The word “Bengal” has a

history, has a tradition of its own. You can change it only after the

people have been consulted. If you want to change it then we will

have to go back to Bengal and ask them whether they accept it. So

far as the question of one-Unit is concerned it can come in the

Constitution. Why do you want it to take up just now ? What about

the State Language, Bengali ? What about joint electorate ? What

about autonomy ? The people of east Bengal will be prepared to

consider one Unit with all these things. So I appeal to my friends on

that side to allow the people to give their verdict in any way, in the

form of referendum or in the form of plebiscite. Let the people of

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Frontier say that they want one Unit. At the moment they say that

they are against it. ....................................................................... All

right, if they are in favour let a referendum be held and let the

people decide themselves and we will accept it.

As far as Karachi is concerned, there should be no

referendum in Karachi because it is the Federal Capital ............. We

have no right to take Karachi from the poeple of Karachi and from

the people of East Pakistan. It belongs to us also as it belongs to

other parts of Pakistan. We have spent so much money for its

development. Why do you want to make another capital and spend

hundreds and thousands of rupees and for which you will require at

least 50 years.

For these reasons, I appeal to my friends “Zulum mat karo

Bahi ÕÕ (Do not be so cruel). If you will force it upon us then we

have to adopt unconstitutional means. You must proceed

constitutionally. If you do not allow the people to follow

constitutional ‘means, ‘they will perforce’ adopt unconsitutional

means. That is what has happened all over the world and it can be

seen from the history of world. So I appeal to them: if you love

Pakistan; though unfortunately after the achievement of Pakistan,

you are at the helm of affairs and those people who fought for its

establishment are no more with us.

So, I will appeal to you, although you have got force at your

disposal, that for the sake of Pakistan, for the sake of democracy, for

the sake of humanity, for the sake of Quaid-e-Azam, go to the

people, let the people give their verdict and we will accept

it.(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎ, cÖ_g LÛ c„ôv 431)

21‡k †m‡Þ¤¦i Zvwi‡L MYcwil‡` GK BDwbU evwZj, 21 `dv Ges

AvÂwjK m¦vqZ¡kvmb `vex Kwiqv †kL gywRe e³e¨ iv‡Lb |

cvwK¯—v‡bi Lm&ov kvmbZ‡š¿ mxwgZ MYZš¿ Ges MfY©i †Rbv‡i‡ji n‡¯—

wbisKzk ¶gZv b¨¯— Kwievi wec` m¤ú‡K© †kL gywRe 22‡k †m‡Þ¤¦i MYcwil‡`

mveavbevYx D”PviY K‡ib|

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1jv A‡±ve‡ii Awa‡ek‡b MYZvwš¿K kvmbZš¿ cÖYqb, m¦vqZ¡kvmb Ges

MfY©i †Rbv‡ij†K mxwgZ ¶gZv cÖ`vb Kwiqv wZwb msm`xq miKvi cÖwZôvi

`vex Rbvb|

1955 m‡bi 22‡k A‡±vei Zvwi‡L AvIqvgx jx‡Mi KvDwÝj Awa‡ek‡b

ÔAvIqvgx gymwjg jxMÕ Gi bvg nB‡Z ÔgymwjgÕ kã ev` w`qv RvwZÐag©

wbwe©‡k‡l mK‡ji Rb¨ AvIqvgx jx‡Mi Øvi AevwiZ Kiv nq| D³ KvDwÝj

Awa‡ek‡b c~e© cvwK¯—vb AvIqvgx jx‡Mi mfvcwZ c‡` wbe©vwPZ n‡qb gvIjvbv

Avãyj nvwg` Lvb fvmvbx Ges †kL gywReyi ingvb mvaviY m¤úv`K wbe©vwPZ

n‡qb|

GB iKg mg‡q 1935 m‡bi fviZ kvmb AvBb gvidr cÖewZ©Z c„_K

wbe©vPb c×wZi cwie‡Z© †kL gywRe hy³ wbe©vPb c×wZ cÖeZ©‡bi `vex Rvbvb|

1956 m‡bi 17B Rvbyqvix Zvwi‡L wZwb MYcwil‡`i ‰`bw›`b Kvh©m~wP

evsjvq gyw`ÖZ nIqvi `vex Rvbvb|

gvIjvbv fvmvbx 15B Rvbyqvix Zvwi‡L AbywôZ Rbmfvq 1956 m‡bi cÖ¯—

vweZ kvmbZš¿ m¤ú‡K© e‡jb †h Lmov kvmbZš¿ cvwK¯—v‡bi wbh©vwZZ

RbmvaviY‡K k„sLwjZ Kwievi GK gnvlohš¿|

1956 m‡bi Rvbyqvix gv‡m MYcwil‡` kvmbZš¿ wej msµvš— weZ‡K©

Aveyj gbmyi Avn‡g` c~e©eZx© weMZ 8(AvU) erm‡i c~e©e‡½i eÂbvi BwZnvm eY©bv

K‡ib| wZwb e‡jb †h weMZ 8(AvU) erm‡i †K›`ªxq miKv‡ii ev‡R†U 237 †KvwU

14 j¶ UvKv NvU&wZ _vKv m‡Z¡I H mg‡q cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b 790 †KvwU 67

j¶ UvKv LiP Kiv nq wKš‘ H mg‡q c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b LiP nq gvÎ 42 †KvwU 66

j¶ UvKv hw`I H ermi¸wj‡Z c~e© cvwK¯—vb †K›`ªxq ivR‡m¦ 168 ‡KvwU 14

j¶ UvKv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQj A_©vr H mg‡q c~e© cvwK¯—vb nB‡Z 125 †KvwU 50

j¶ UvKv †K‡›`ª A_©vr cÖK…Z c‡¶ cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b webv cÖwZ`v‡b cvPvi nq|

wZwb e‡jb (evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎt 1g LÛ, c„t 459) t

“ ...................the expenditure of the Central Government of Pakistan

is not the income of the people of East Pakistan. It is one-way

traffic. It comes from East Pakistan but does not go back to East

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Pakistan but is absorbed in West Pakistan. Therefore, gradually East

Pakistan is going to be impoverished very rapidly.”

Aveyj gbmyi Avn‡g` wnmve Kwlqv †`Lvb †h c~e©eZx© 8 erm‡i evsjvi

gvbyl RbcÖwZ evrmwiK 1 UvKv 2 Avbv †K›`ªxq miKvi nB‡Z †_‡K cÖvß nBqvwQj

A_P cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi gvbyl H mg‡q cvBqvwQj Rb cÖwZ 32 UvKv| Rbve

Avn&‡g` cÖkœ DÌvcb K‡ib (c„t 460)t

“ Sir, you have heard so much of Bengal which was known in

history as “ Golden Bengal” and which was said to be full of honey

and milk. Where has it gone after the achievement of Pakistan ?”

Rbve Avn‡¤§` AviI e‡jb †h †K›`ªxq miKv‡ii †h Avq Zvnvi cÖvq

m¤ú~Y©UvB cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b LiP nq| ZvnvQvov, c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi ißvbx Av‡qiI

meUvB cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b wkí evwbR¨ BZ¨vw` Lv‡Z e¨q nq|

‡kL gywRe Zuvnvi e³‡e¨ e‡jb (21†k Rvbyqvix 1956) †h evsjvi gvbyl

†mvnivIqv`x©, dRjyj nK ev gvIjvbv fvmvbx‡K †fvU †`q bvB, Zvnviv †fvU

w`qv‡Q 21 `dv‡K, 21 `dv‡K †fvU w`qv‡Q ewjqvB Zvnviv MYcwil‡` wbe©vwPZ

nBqv‡Qb| AZGe, 21 `dvi wfwˇZB msweavb cÖYq‡bi `vex wZwb Rvbvb| wZwb

e‡jb †h, †K›`ªxq miKv‡i ïaygvÎ cÖwZi¶v, ciivóª gš¿Yvjq Ges gy`Öv e¨e¯’v

ivwL‡jB †K›`ªxq miKvi m~`„p nB‡e| wZwb e‡jb †h cvwK¯—vb AR©‡bi msMªv‡g

hvnv‡`i we›`ygvÎ Ask Mªnb wQj bv ZvnvivB GLb cvwK¯—vb kvmb Kwi‡Z‡Q| wZwb

e‡jb (`wjjcÎt 1g LÛ, c„t 462Ð63)t

“Sir, I am only pointing it out to you. Sir, it is like this : there are

two hands to the body of Pakistan. One is West Pakistan and the

other is East Pakistan. They are making one hand strong and the

other hand weak. Sir, this policy is wrong and will ruin the country.

In the Central Government Services, those who form 56 per cent

population are not getting 5 per cent share. The East Bengal people

are educated, but they are not getting thier share. Sir, we do not

blame the West Pakistan people. In fact we want autonomy for them

also. If East Pakistan gets autonomy, the West Pakistan people will

also get autonomy. We blame the ruling janta. These jagirdars

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zaminders, these big landlords and ruling janta of West Pakistan has

suppressed the peoples’ opinion of West Pakistan. They are so much

suppressed, they cannot cry, they cannot demand, but the people of

East Paksitan are politically conscious. They challenge anybody

and everybody. They challenge Mr. Fazlul Haq, Mr. Suhrawardy,

Moulana Bhashani; they challenge their leaders. They tell their

leaders “ You have done this wrong and we will not vote for you”,

but they have been suppressed, persecuted and they have been

economically ruined. They have no land; no shelter. But, Sir, we

have nothing against the people of West Pakistan, but against the

ruling janta, who have entered the Constituent Assembly through

the backdoor, one who were not even in the District Board and have

become Foreign Minister of Pakistan and such people want to speak

on behalf of the people of East Pakistan and say that the people of

East Bengal support this draft Constitution. Sir, I have just come

from East Pakistan and know the mind of the people there. I know

that they have rejected this un-Islamic, undemocratic and dictatorial

Constitution, and it cannot be accepted by the people of Pakistan,

particularly the people of East Pakistan. These people are thinking

that they will sit in Karachi like Mr. Pathan-he will never go back to

East Pakistan; he is domiciled here. So these people are also

thinking that they will earn some money and make a house here.

They cannot go back because they are going against the demand of

full regional autonomy which is the demand of the people. You can

kill us, you can jail us. Sometimes we hear that our lives are in

danger, but we are not afraid. We have been elected by the people

on the basis of 21-Point Programme, on the basis of regional

autonomy. They can betray but we cannot.”

AvZvDi ingvb Lvb Zvnvi e³‡e¨ Aveyj gbmyi Avn‡g`‡K DׄZ Kwiqv

e‡jb (21†k Rvbt, 1956) (`wjjcÎt cÖ_g LÛ, c„t 464)t

“ Sir, he said we are two geographical and economic units; we are

two people; we have got two cultures; we have got two ideas; we

have got two languages. All this had astounded these people. It has

shocked them. I wonder if the injustice of the last eight years has

shocked their conscience or not. Sir, they do not possess any

conscience.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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1952 m‡bi fvlv knx`‡`i m¥i‡Y I m¤§v‡b †kL gywRe MYcwil‡`i

Awa‡ekb gyjZex cÖ¯—ve Avwbqv e‡jb t

“ I beg to move that the House be adjourned today, the 21st

February, in the memory of the martyrs who laid down their lives to

the cause of getting Bengali as State Languaze.”

ZvnvQvov, wZwb KivPx I XvKvq cvwK¯—v‡bi `yBwU ivR&avbx ¯’vc‡bi `vex

DÌvcb K‡ib|

1956 m‡bi 29‡k †deªyqvix MYcwil†` Lmov kvmbZš¿ wej cvm nq|

kvmbZ‡š¿ evsjv I D`©y‡K ivóªÐfvlvi gh©v`v †`Iqv nq Ges Aš—Z ZvwË¡Kfv‡e

nB‡jI cÖ‡`k mg~‡ni m¦vqZ¡kvmbI m¦¦xKvi Kiv nq wKš‘ c~e©e‡½i bvg c~e© cvwK¯—

vb KiY, mKj †¶‡Î msL¨vmvg¨ ( parity) m¦xKvi bv Kiv, hy³ wbe©vPb c×wZ

m¤ú‡K© †Kvb wm×vš— bv jIqv BZ¨vw` cÖ‡kœ knx` †mvnivIqv`x© I †kL gywR†ei

†bZ„‡Z¡ AvIqvgx jxM m`m¨MY Lm&ov kvmbZš¿ M„nxZ nIqvi cÖwZev‡`

MYcwil` K¶ Z¨vM K‡ib|

B¯‹v›`vi gxR©v‡K †cÖwm‡W›U wbe©vPb Kiv nB‡e GB Avk¦v‡m wZwb kvmbZ‡š¿

m¦v¶i K‡ib| 1956 m‡bi 9B gvP© B¯‹v›`vi gxR©v cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖ_g ivóªcwZ

wnmv‡e kc_ Mªnb K‡ib| GBevi GKRb wgwjUvix Avgjv ivóª cÖav‡bi `vwqZ¡fvi

Mªnb K‡ib| 23‡k gvP© nB‡Z GB kvmbZš¿ Kvh©Ki Kiv nq|

cvwK¯—v‡b kvmbZš¿ cÖPjb nB‡jI kvmK‡`i `„wófw½ ev gbÐ gvbwmKZvi

cwieZ©b nq bvB| AZGe, gxR©vi †bZ„‡Z mvgwiK I †emvgwiK Avgjvi

mgwfe¨vnv‡i cÖvmv` lohš¿ Pwj‡ZB _v‡K| Zvnviv KLbB msm`xq MYZš¿ Mªnb

Kwi‡Z cv‡ib bvB, ivóªcwZi kvm‡bi Av”Qv`‡b GKbvqKZ¡&B Zvnv‡`i †ekx cQ›`

wQj| wesk kZvãxi ga¨fv‡M wek¦e¨vcx MYZš¿vq‡Yi †Lvjv nvIqv‡ZI Zvnviv

ga¨hy‡Mi gbÐgvbwmKZvq Av”Qbœ wQ‡jb|

GBi“c ivR‰bwZK cwiw¯’wZi g‡a¨ 1956 m‡bi 12 B †m‡Þ¤¦i †nv‡mb knx`

†mvnivIqv`x© cvwK¯—v‡bi cÂg cÖavbgš¿x wbhy³ n‡qb| †mB mgq c~e© I cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡bi g‡a¨ A_©‰bwZK I PvKzix †¶Î mn me©†¶‡Î ce©ZÐcÖgvb ‰elg¨

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we`¨gvb wQj| †mvnivIqv`x© D³ ‰elg¨ `~i Kwievi Rb¨ c`‡¶c jB‡Z Avi¤¢

K‡ib wKš‘ cÖwZwU †¶‡ÎB AevOvjx Avgjviv evav m„wó KwiZ|

29‡k †m‡Þ¤¦i Zvwi‡L c~e© cvwK¯—vb AvBb mfvq c„_K wbe©vPb c×wZi

cwie‡Z© hy³ wbe©vPb c×wZ wej cvk nq|

cvwK¯—vb cÖwZôvi ci 1956 m‡bi 14B A‡±vei me©cÖ_g XvKvq RvZxq

msm‡`i Awa‡ekb e‡m| H Awa‡ek‡b hy³ wbe©vPb wej cvm nq|

‡mB mgq c~e© cvwK¯—v†bi cÖavb `vex wQj m¦vqZ¡kvmb| ZvnvQvov, m¦vaxb

ciivóªbxwZi m¦c‡¶ RbgZ `vbv evwa‡ZwQj| 1957 m‡bi †deªyqvix gv‡m AvIqvgx

jx‡Mi KvMgvix m‡¤§j‡b gvIjvbv fvmvbx e‡jb †h m¦vqZ¡kvmb cÖ`vb Kiv bv

nB‡j AvMvgx `k erm‡ii g‡a¨ c~e© cvwK¯—vb cwðg cvwK¯—vb‡K Avm&mvjvgy

AvjvBKzg ewjevi ZvwM` Abyfe Kwi‡Z cv‡i| m‡¤§j‡b cÖ¯—ve M„nxZ nq †h whwb

AvIqvgx jx‡Mi m¤úv`K nB‡eb wZwb gš¿x _vwK‡Z cvwi‡eb bv | AZtci,

AvIqvgx jx‡Mi Z`vwbš—b mvaviY m¤úv`K †kL gywRe gš¿xi c` nB‡Z c`Z¨vM

K‡ib|

GB iKg mg‡q cvwK¯—v‡bi †K‡›`ªI Dfq cÖ‡`‡ki ivR‰bwZK fvOvMovi

†Ljv Pwj‡ZwQj Ges Bnvi cÖavb †L‡jvqvo wQ‡jb gxR©v wb‡R| wZwb Zvnvi

fwel¨Z lohš¿g~jK Kv‡h©i wfwË wnmv‡e wewfbœfv‡e ivRbxwZex`M‡Yi mybvg nvbxi

cÖ‡Póvq iZ wQ‡jb| GBiƒc Ae¯’vq c~e©cvwK¯—vbevmxiv Avkv KwiqvwQj †h

1957 m‡bi gvP© gv‡mi g‡a¨ mvaviY wbe©vPb AbywôZ nB‡j ivRbxwZ‡Z GKwU w¯’wZ

Ae¯’v Avwm‡e| wbe©vPb Kwgkb cÖ_‡g †NvlYv Kwij †h 1958 m‡bi gvP© gv‡m

wbe©vPb AbywôZ nB‡e| wKš‘ cieZx©‡Z cybivq Zvnviv ZvwiL cwieZ©b K‡i| hvnv

nDK, Dfq cÖ‡`‡ki `vexi gy‡L 1959 m‡bi 15 B †deªyqvix wbe©vP‡bi w`b wbw`©ó

Kiv nq| BwZg‡a¨ 15wU Dcwbe©vP‡bi g‡a¨ AvIqvgx jxM G‡Ki ci GK 14wU

DcÐwbe©vP‡b Rqjvf K‡i|

1958 m‡bi A‡±vei gv‡mi cÖ_g mßvn | cvwK¯—v‡bi gvbyl gvÎ 4(Pvi)

gvm c‡i AbywôZe¨ wbe©vP‡bi Rb¨ Aaxi AvMª‡n A‡c¶gvb| ivRbxwZKMY wewfbœ

GjvKvq Rbms‡hv‡M e¨¯— | GB mgq 7B A‡±vei ivZ 10Ð30 wgwb‡U ivóªcwZ

gxR©v †iwWI‡Z cÖ`Ë fvl‡b mgMª cvwK¯—v‡b mvgwiK AvBb Rvix K‡ib Ges

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msweavb evwZj K‡ib| ZvnvQvov, †K›`ªxq I cÖv‡`wkK miKvi I AvBbmfv fvwOqv

†`Iqv nq Ges mKj ivR‰bwZK `j wbwl× †Nvlbv Kiv nq|

GB NUbv‡K cvwK¯—v‡bi Pig `y‡h©vM ewjqv AwfwnZ Kiv hvq| GKB mg‡q

m¦vaxbZv cÖvß cvk¦©eZx© †`k fvi‡Z hLb `yBwU mvaviY wbe©vP‡bi gva¨‡g MYZš¿

cÖùywUZ nB‡Z Avi¤¢ Kwiqv‡Q †mLv‡b cvwK¯—v‡b †Kvb mvaviY wbe©vPbB AbywôZ

nq bvB eis MYZ‡š¿i Acg„Zy¨ NUvb nq| weMZ 9 erm‡i ivóª wnmv‡e Bnvi hvnv

wKQy AR©b wQj GK †Nvlbvq Zvnv mewKQy aywjm¨vr nq|

GB cÖm‡½ Asma Jilani ‡gvKvÏgvq Yaqub Ali, J., e‡jb t

“ A National Assembly was yet to be elected under the 1956-

Constitution when Mr. Iskander Mirza who had become the first

President by a Proclamation issued on the 7th October 1958,

abrogated the Constitution; dissolved the National and Provincial

Assemblies and imposed Martial Law throughout the country;

General Muhammad Ayub Khan Commander-in-Chief of the

Pakistan Army, was appointed as the Chief Administrator of Martial

Law. This was the third great mishap which hit Pakistan like a bolt

from the blue................................

On the 13th October 1958, Criminal Appeals State v. Dosso

and three other connected matters came up for hearing before the

Court................

Delivering the majority judgment of the Court Munir,C.J.

held that as Art. 5 of the late Constitution itself had now disappeared

from the new Legal Order, the Frontier Crimes Regulation (III of

1901) was by reason of Article IV of the Laws (Continuance in

Force) Order, 1958, still in force and all proceedings in cases in

which the validity of that Regulation had been called in question

having abated the convictions of the respondents recorded by the

Council-of-Elders was good.......

The judgment in State v. Dosso set the seal of legitimacy on

the government of Iskander Mirza though he himself was deposed

from office by Muhammad Ayub Khan, a day after the judgment

was delivered on the 23rd October 1958, and he assumbed to himself

the office of the President. The judgments, in the cases Maulvi

Tamizuddin Khan; Governor-General Reference 1 of 1955 and The

State v. Dosso had profound effect on the consitutional

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developments in Pakistan. As a commentator has remarked, a

perfectly good country was made into a laughing stock. A country

which came into being with a written Constitution providing for a

parliamentary form of Government with distribution of State power

between the Executive, Legislature, and the Judiciary was soon

converted into an autocracy and eventually degenerated into military

dictatorship. From now onwards people who were the recepients of

delegated sovereignty from the Almighty, ceased to have any share

in the exercise of the State powers. An all omnipotent sovereign

now ruled over the people in similar manner as the alien commander

of the army who has conquered a country and his “will” alone

regulates the conduct and behaviour of the subjugated populace.

Martial Law remained in force till the 7th of June 1962, when in

pursuance to a Mandate he had obtained by some kind of

referendum Muhammad Ayub Khan gave a Constitution to the

country. Under it he himself became the first President; revoked the

Proclamation of 7th October 1958 and lifted Martial Law

.........................(Page-220)

............................Mr. Iskander Mirza, and Mr. Ayub Khan

had joined hands on the night between 7th and 8th October 1958, to

overthrow the national legal order unmindful of the fact that by

abrogating the 1956-Constitution they were not only committing

acts of treason, but were also destroying for ever the agreement

reached after Ôlaborious efforts between the citizens of East Pakistan

and citizens of West Pakistan to live together as one Nation. The

cessation of East Pakistan thirteen years later is, in my view, directly

attributable to this tragic incident.....ÕÕ

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GB `dvq Avwg cÖ¯—ve KwiqvwQ †h, mKj cÖKvi

U¨v·ÐLvRbvÐKi avh©¨ I Av`v‡qi ¶gZv _vwK‡e AvÂwjK

miKv‡ii nv‡Z | †dWv‡ij miKv‡ii †m ¶gZv _vwK‡e bv|

AvÂwjK miKv‡ii Av`vqx †iwfwbDÐGi wba©vwiZ Ask Av`v‡qi

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m‡½ m‡½ †dWv‡ij Znwe‡j A‡Uv‡gwUK¨vwj Rgv nBqv hvB‡e|

GB g‡g© wiRvf© e¨v¼ mg~‡ni Dci eva¨Zvg~jK weavb

kvmbZ‡š¿B _vwK‡e| GBfv‡e RgvK…Z UvKvB †dWv‡ij

miKv‡ii Znwej nB‡e|

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

5 bs `dv

GB `dvq Avwg ‰e‡`wkK evwbR¨ e¨vcv‡i wbæi“c

kvmbZvwš¿K weav‡bi mycvwik KwiqvwQ t

(1) `yB A‡ji ‰e‡`wkK gy`Öv Av‡qi c„_K c„_K

wnmve ivwL‡Z nB‡e|

(2) c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi AwR©Z ‰e‡`wkK gy`Öv c~e© cvwK¯—

v‡bi GLwZqvi Ges cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi

AwR©Z ‰e‡`wkK gy`Öv cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi

GLwZqv‡i _vwK‡e|

(3) ‡dWv‡ik‡bi cÖ‡qvRbxq we‡`kx gy`Öv `yB

AÂj nB‡Z mgvb fv‡e A_ev kvmbZ‡š¿

wba©vwiZ nvivnvwi g‡Z Av`vq nB‡e|

(4) ‡`kRvZ `Öe¨vw` webv ï‡é Dfq A‡ji g‡a¨

Avg`vbxÐidZvbx Pwj‡e|

(5) e¨emvÐevwbR¨ m¤¦&‡Ü we‡`‡ki m‡½ Pyw³

m¤úv`‡bi, we‡`‡k †UªW wgkb ¯’vc‡bi Ges

Avg`vbxÐidZvbx Kwievi AwaKvi AvÂwjK

miKv‡ii nv‡Z b¨v¯— Kwiqv kvmbZvwš¿K weavb

Kwi‡Z nB‡e|

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

6 bs `dv

GB `dvq Avwg c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b wgwjwkqv ev

c¨vivwgwjUvix i¶xevwnbx MV‡bi mycvwik KwiqvwQ|

GB `vex Ab¨vqI bq, bZybI bq| GKzkÐ`dvi

`vwe‡Z Avgiv Avbmvi evwnbx‡K BDwbdg©avix mk¯¿

evwnbx‡Z iƒcvš—wiZ Kivi `vex KwiqvwQjvg| Zv‡Zv Kiv

nq bvB, ei c~e© cvwK¯—vb miKv‡ii Awab¯’ B,wc,Avi

evwnbx‡K GLb †K‡›`ªi Aax‡b †bIqv nBqv‡Q| c~e©

cvwK¯—v‡b A¯¿ KviLvbv I †bŠevwnbxi †nW‡KvqvU©vi

¯’vcb KiZt G AÂj‡K AvZ¥i¶vq AvZ¥wbf©i Kiv `vwe

GKzk `dvi `vwe| wKš‘ †K›`ªxq miKvi evi eQ‡iI

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Avgv‡`i GKwU `vweI c~iY K‡ib bvB| c~e© cvwK¯—vb

AwaKvsk cvwK¯—vbxi evm¯’vb| GUv‡K i¶v Kiv

†K›`ªxq miKv‡iiB ‰bwZK I ivóªxq `vwqZ¡| †m

`vwqZ¡ cvj‡b Avgv‡`i `vex Kwi‡Z nB‡e †Kb? miKvi

wb‡R nB‡Z †mB `vwqZ¡ cvjb K‡ib bv †Kb ? cwðg

cvwK¯—vb Av‡M euvPvBqv mgq I my‡hvM _vwK‡j c‡i

c~e© cvwK¯—vb evuPvb nB‡e BnvB wK †K›`ªxq miKv‡ii

AwfgZ? c~e© cvwK¯—†bi i¶v e¨e¯nv cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bB

iwnqv‡Q Ggb mvsNvwZK K_v kvmKbZ©viv e‡jb †Kvb

gy‡L ? gvÎ m‡Zi w`‡bi cvKÐfviZ hy×B wK cÖgvY

K‡i bvB Avgiv KZ wbi“cvq ? kΓi `qv I gwR©i

Dci Z Avgiv evuwPqv _vwK‡Z cvwi bv |†K›`ªxq

miKv‡ii †`k i¶v bxwZ Kvh©Zt Avgv‡`i‡K ZvB Kwiqv

ivwLqv‡Q|

Zey Avgiv cvwK¯—v‡bi HK¨ I mswnwZi LvwZi

†`ki¶v e¨e¯nv †K›`ªxq miKv‡ii nv‡Z ivwL‡Z PvB|

m‡½ m‡½ GI PvB†h,†K›`ªxq miKvi c~e© cvwK¯—vb‡K G

e¨vcv‡i AvZ¥wbf©i Kwievi Rb¨ GLv‡b Dchy³ cwigvY

†`ki¶v evwnbx MVb Ki“b| A¯¿ KviLvbv ¯’vcb Ki“b

| †bŠÐevwnbxi `dZi GLv‡b wbqv Avmyb| Gme KvR

miKvi K‡e Kwi‡eb Rvwbbv| wKš‘ BwZg‡a¨ Aí Li‡P

†QvULvU A¯¿Ðk¯¿ w`qv AvavÐmvgwiK evwnbx MVb

Kwi‡ZI cwðgv fvB‡`i GZ AvcwË †Kb ? c~e© i¶vi

D‡Ï‡k¨ m¦Zš¿ hy×ÐZnwe‡j Puv`v DwV‡j ZvI †K›`ªxq

i¶v Znwe‡j wbqv hvIqv nq †Kb ? H me cÖ‡kœi DËi

bvB| Zey †K›`ªxq e¨vcv‡i A‡ji n¯—‡¶c Kwievi

AwaKvi AvgivI PvBbv | G Ae¯’vq c~e© cvwK¯—vb

†hgb Kwiqv cv‡i Mwiex nv‡jB AvZ¥i¶vi e¨e¯’v

Kwi‡e, Ggb `vwe wK Ab¨vq ? GB `vwe Kwi‡jB †mUv

nB‡e †`k‡`ÖvwnZv ?

G cÖm‡½ cwðg cvwK¯—vbx fvBЇevb‡`i †L`g‡Z

Avgvi K‡qKwU AviR Av‡Q t

GK, Zuviv g‡b Kwi‡eb bv Avwg ïay c~e©

cvwK¯—vbx‡`i AwaKvi `vwe Kwi‡ZwQ| Avgvi 6

`dv Kg©m~Px‡Z cwðg cvwK¯—vbx‡`i `vweI

mgfv‡eB iwnqv‡Q| G `vex m¦xK…Z nB‡j cwðg

cvwK¯—vbxivI mgfv‡e DcK…Z nB‡eb|

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`yB, Avwg hLb ewj, c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi m¤ú`

cwðg cvwK¯—v†b cvPvi I ¯—~cxK…Z nB‡Z‡Q ZLb

Avwg AvÂwjK ‰el‡g¨i K_vB ewj, e¨w³MZ

‰el‡g¨i K_v ewj bv| Avwg Rvwb, G ‰elg¨ m„wói

Rb¨ cwðg cvwK¯—vbxiv `vqx bq| Avwg GI

Rvwb †h, Avgv‡`i gZ `wi`Ö cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bI

A‡bK Av‡Qb| hZw`b abZvwš¿K mgvR e¨e¯’vi

Aemvb bv nB‡e, ZZw`b e¨w³‡Z e¨w³‡Z GB

Amvg¨ `~i nB‡e bv ? wKš‘ Zvi Av‡M AvÂwjK

†kvlbI eÜ Kwi‡Z nB‡e| GB AvÂwjK †kvl‡bi

Rb¨ `vqx Avgv‡`i †fŠ‡MvwjK Ae¯’vb Ges †mB

Ae¯’vb‡K AMªvn¨ Kwiqv †h Am¦vfvweK e¨e¯’v

PvjvBevi †Póv Pwj‡Z‡Q †mB e¨e¯’v| ai“b, hw`

cvwK¯—v‡bi ivRavbx cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b bv nBqv

c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b nBZ, cvwK¯—v‡bi ‡`ki¶v

evwnbxi wZbwU `dZiB hw` c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b nBZ,

Z‡e Kvi wK AmyweavÐmyweav nBZ GKUy wePvi

Ki“b | cvwK¯—v‡bi †gvU ivR‡m¦i kZKiv 62

UvKv LiP nq †`ki¶v evwnbx‡Z Ges kZKiv

ewÎk UvKv LiP nq †K›`ªxq miKvi cwiPvjbvq|

GB GKzb kZKiv PyivbeŸB UvKv cwðg cvwK¯—

v‡b bv nBqv ZLb LiP nBZ c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b|

Avcbviv Rv‡bb A_©weÁv‡bi K_vt miKvix Avq

RbM‡Yi e¨q Ges miKvix e¨q RbM‡Yi Avq|

GB wbq‡g eZ©gvb e¨e¯’vq miKv‡ii †MvUv Av‡qi

A‡a©K c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi e¨q wVKB, wKš‘ miKvix

e¨‡qi meUyKzB cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi Avq|

ivRavbx cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b Aew¯’Z _vKvq

miKvix, AvavÐmiKvix cÖwZôvb mg~n Ges we‡`kx

wgkb mg~n Zv‡`i mg¯— e¨q cwðg cvwK¯—

v‡bB Kwi‡Z eva¨ nB‡Z‡Qb| GB e¨v‡qi mvKzj¨B

cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi Avq| d‡j, cÖwZ eQi cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡bi Avq H Abycv‡Z evwo‡Z‡Q Ges c~e©

cvwK¯—vb Zvi †gvKv‡ejvq H cwigvb Mixe

nB‡Z‡Q| hw` cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi e`‡j c~e© cvwK¯—

v‡b Avgv‡`i ivRavbx nBZ Z‡e GB me LiP

c~e© cvwK¯—vb nBZ| Avgiv c~e© cvwK¯—

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vbxiv GB cwigvb abx nBZvg| Avcbviv cwðg

cvwK¯—vbxiv H cwigv‡b Mixe nB‡Zb| ZLb

Avcbviv wK Kwi‡Zb ? †h me `vwe Kivi Rb¨

Avgv‡K cÖv‡`wkK m¼xY©Zvi ZngZ w`‡Z‡Qb

†mB me `vex Avcbviv wb‡RivB Kwi‡Zb|

Avgv‡`i †P‡q †Rv‡iB Kwi‡Zb| A‡bK Av‡MB

Kwi‡Zb| Avgv‡`i gZ AvVvi eQi ewmqv

_vwK‡Zb bv| †mUv Kiv Avcbv‡`i Ab¨vqI nBZ

bv|

wZb, Avcbviv H me `vwe Kwi‡j Avgiv

c~e© cvwK¯—vbxiv wK KwiZvg, Rv‡bb ? Avcbv†`i

me `vwe gvwbqv jBZvg| Avcbvw`M‡K

cÖv‡`kKZvev`x ewjqv Mvj w`Zvg bv| KviY,

Avgiv Rvwb Ges wek¦vm Kwi, Ime Avcbv‡`i nK&

cvIbv| wb‡Ri nK& cvIbv `vwe Kiv Ab¨vq bq

KZ©e¨| G wek¦vm Avgv‡`i GZB Avš—wiK †h, †m

Ae¯’v nB‡j Avcbv‡`i `vwe Kwi‡Z nBZ bv|

Avcbv‡`i `vwe Kivi Av‡MB Avcbv‡`i nK&

Avcbvw`M‡K eySvBqv w`Zvg| Avgiv wb‡R‡`i nK

`vwe Kwi‡ZwQ ewjqv Avgv‡`i m¦v_©ci ewj‡Z‡Qb|

wKš‘ Avcbviv †h wb‡R‡`i n‡Ki mv‡_ mv‡_

Avgv‡`i nK&UvI LvBqv †dwj‡Z‡Qb, Avcbv‡`i

†jv‡K wK ewj‡e ? Avgiv ïay wb‡R‡`i nK&UvB

PvB| Avcbv‡`i nKUv AvZ¥mvr Kwi‡Z PvB bv|

Avgv‡`i w`evi AvIKvr _vwK‡j ei ci‡K wKQy

w`qvI †`B| `„óvš— Pvb ? ïbyb Z‡e t

(1) cÖ_g MYÐcwil‡` Avgv‡`i †g¤¦i msL¨v wQj

44; Avi Avcbv‡`i wQj 28| Avgiv B”Qv

Kwi‡j MYZvwš¿K kw³‡Z †fv‡Ui ‡Rv‡i

ivRavbx I †`ki¶vi m`i `d&Zi c~e©

cvwK¯—v‡b Avwb‡Z cvwiZvg| Zvnv Kwi

bvB|

(2) cwðg cvwK¯—vbx‡`i msL¨víZv †`wLqv

fvBÐGi `i` jBqv Avgv‡`i 44Uv

Avm‡bi g‡a¨ 6Uv‡Z c~e© cvwK¯—vbxi †fv‡U

cwðg cvwK¯—vbx †g¤¦i wbe©vPb KwiqvwQjvg|

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(3) B”Qv Kwi‡jB †fv‡Ui †Rv‡i ïay evsjv‡K

cvwK¯—v‡bi ivóªfvlv Kwi‡Z cwiZvg| Zv

bv Kwiqv evsjvi mv‡_ D`©y‡KI ivóªfvlvi

`vwe KwiqvwQjvg|

(4) B”Qv Kwi‡j †fv‡Ui †Rv‡i c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi

myweavRbK kvmbZš¿ iPbv Kwi‡Z

cvwiZvg|

(5) Avcbv‡`i gb nB‡Z †gRwiwU fq `~i

Kwiqv †m ¯’‡j åvZ„Z¡ I mgZv‡eva m„wói

Rb¨ Dfq A‡j mKj wel‡q mgZv

weav‡bi Avk¦v‡m Avgiv msL¨v¸i“Z¡ Z¨vM

Kwiqv msL¨vmvg¨ Mªnb KwiqvwQjvg|

Pvi, myZivs cwðg cvwK¯—vbx fvB mv‡nevb,

Avcbviv †`wL‡Z‡Qb †hLv‡bЇhLv‡b Avcbv‡`i

`vb Kwievi AvIKvr wQj, Avgiv `vb KwiqvwQ|

Avi wKQyB bvB `vb Kwievi| _vwK‡j wbðq w`Zvg|

hw` c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b ivRavbx nBZ Z‡e Avcbv‡`i

`vex Kwievi Av‡MB Avgiv cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b

mZ¨mZ¨B wØZxq ivRavbx ¯’vcb KwiZvg| wØZxq

ivRavbxi bv‡g †auvKv w`Zvg bv| †m Ae¯’vq

†K›`ªxq miKv‡ii mKj cÖKvi e¨q hv‡Z Dfq

A‡ji mgvb nq, Zvi wbLuyZ e¨e¯’v KwiZvg|

mKj e¨vcv‡i cwðg cvwK¯—vb‡K mvgwMªKfv‡e

Ges cÖ‡`kmg~n‡K c„_K c„_Kfv‡e c~Y© m¦vqZ¡

kvmb w`Zvg| Avgiv †`LvBZvg, c~e© cvwK¯—vbxiv

†gRwiwU ewjqvB cvwK¯—vb ïay c~e© cvwK¯—vbx‡`i

bq, †QvUÐeo wbwe©‡k‡l Zv mKj cvwK¯—vbxi| c~e©

cvwK¯—v‡b ivRavbx nB‡j Zvi my‡hvM jBqv

Avgiv c~e© cvwK¯—vbxiv me AwaKvi I PvKzix Mªvm

KwiZvg bv| cwðg cvwK¯—v‡bi kvmbfvi cwðg

cvwK¯—vbx‡`i nv‡ZB w`Zvg| Avcbv‡`i KUb

†ev†W© Avgiv †Pqvig¨vb nB‡Z hvBZvg bv|

Avcbv‡`i cÖ‡`‡ki Avgiv MfY©i nB‡Z PvwnZvg

bv| Avcbv‡`i wcÐAvBÐwWÐwm, Avcbv‡`i Iqvc`v,

Avcbv‡`i wW,AvB,wU, Avcbv‡`i †cvU© Uªv÷,

Avcbv‡`i ‡ijI‡q BZ¨vw`i †Pqvig¨vwb Avgiv

`Lj KwiZvg bv| Avcbv‡`iB Kwi‡Z w`Zvg|

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mg¯— Aj& cvwK¯—vbx cÖwZôvb‡K c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b

†K›`ªxf~Z KwiZvg bv| djZt c~e© cvwK¯—vb‡K

A_©bxwZ‡Z †gvUv I cwðg cvwK¯—vb‡K mi“

KwiZvg bv| `yB A‡ji g‡a¨ GB gvivZ¥K

wWmc¨vwiwU m„wó nB‡Z w`Zvg bv|

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

Dcmsnv‡i wZwb e‡jb t

c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi gRjyg RbM‡Yi c‡¶ K_v ewj‡Z wMqv Avgvi

evcÐ`v`vi gZ gyi“weŸivB G‡`i Kv‡Q Mvj LvBqv‡Qb, G‡`i nv‡Z

jvÃbv †fvM Kwiqv‡Qb, Avi Avwg †Kvb Qvi ? †`kevmxi g‡b Av‡Q,

Avgv‡`i bqbgwY †k‡ievsjv dRjyj nK&‡K Giv †`k‡`Övnx

ewjqvwQ‡jb| †`kevmx GI †`wLqv‡Qb †h cvwK¯—v‡bi Ab¨Zg mªóv,

cvwK¯—v‡bi me©Rbgvb¨ RvZxq †bZv knx` mynivIqv`x©‡KI

†`k‡`ÖvnxZvi Awf‡hv‡M KviveiY Kwi‡Z nBqvwQj G‡`iB nv‡Z|

AZGe †`Lv †Mj c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi b¨vh¨ `vwei K_v ewj‡Z †M‡j

†`k‡`ÖvwnZvi e`bvg I †Rj Ryjy‡gi SuywK jBqvB †m KvR Kwi‡Z

nB‡e| AZx‡Z A‡bK †RjÐRyjyg fywMevi ZK&w`i Avgvi nBqv‡Q|

gyieŸx‡`i †`vIqvq, mnKgx©‡`i mü`qZvq Ges †`kevmxi mg_©‡b

†mme mn¨ Kwievi gZ g‡bi ej Avj−vn & Avgv‡K `vb Kwiqv‡Qb|

mv‡o cuvP †KvwU c~e© cvwK¯—vbxi fvjevmv‡K m¤¦j Kwiqv Avwg G

Kv‡R †h †KvbI Z¨v‡Mi Rb¨ cÖ¯—yZ AvwQ| Avgvi †`kevmxi

Kj¨v‡bi Kv‡Q Avgvi gZ bMb¨ e¨w³i Rxe‡bi g~j¨B ev KZUyKz ?

gRjyg †`kevmxi evuPvi `vwei Rb¨ msMªvg Kivi †P‡q gnr KvR Avi

wKQyB Av‡Q ewjqv Avwg g‡b Kwi bv| giûg Rbve knx`

‡mvnivIqv`x©i b¨vq †hvM¨ †bZvi Kv‡QB Avwg GÁvb jvf KwiqvwQ|

Zuvi cv‡qi Z‡j ewmqvB GZKvj †`kevmxi †L`gZ Kwievi †Póv

KwiqvwQ| wZwbI AvR euvwPqv bvB, AvwgI AvR †hŠe‡bi †KvVv eû

wcQ‡b †dwjqv †cÖŠp‡Z¡ †cuŠwQqvwQ| Avgvi †`‡ki wcÖq

fvBЇev‡biv Avj−vni `iMvq ïay GB †`vIqv Kwi‡eb, evKx

RxebUyKz Avwg †hb Zv‡`i ivR‰bwZK I A_©‰bwZK gyw³ mvabvi

wb‡qvwRZ Kwi‡Z cvwi|ÕÕ

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GB Kg©m~PxB evOvjx RvwZi RvwZmË¡v cybRx©weZ K‡i| cvwK¯—vb iv‡óªi

Af¨š—‡i _vwKqvI evOvjx RvwZi GKwU c„_K Aw¯—Z¡ iwnqv‡Q Ges m¦Zš¿ mËv

iwnqv‡Q Zvnv cÖ_g ev‡ii gZ evOvjx RvwZ Dcjwä Kwi‡Z cv‡i|

1966 m‡bi gvP© gv‡m AbywôZ AvIqvgx jx‡Mi KvDwÝj Awa‡ek‡b †kL

gywReyi ingvb AvIqvgx jx‡Mi mfvcwZ Ges ZvRDwÏb Avn‡g` mvaviY m¤úv`K

wbe©vwPZ nb|

wKš‘ Bnvi c‡iB 7B Ryb 6 `dv w`em nB‡Z Avi¤¢ nq cvwK¯—vb

miKv‡ii cÖPÛ `gb I wbcxob| 6 `dvi cÖavb mg_©K ‰`wbK B‡ËdvK cwÎKvi

cÖKvkbv 18B Ryb 1966 Zvwi‡L evwZj Kiv nq|

AvBqye Lvb †Nvlbv K‡ib †h A‡¯¿i fvlvq 6Ð`dv Kg©m~wPi Reve †`Iqv

nB‡e| 23‡k Ryb iex›`ª m½x‡Zi cÖPvi eR©‡bi miKvix wm×vš— cÖPvwiZ nB‡j

mgMª c~e© cvwK¯—v‡b Bnvi wei“‡× Zxeª cÖwZev` I‡V| 1967 m‡b †kL gywR‡ei

wei“‡× G‡Ki ci GK cÖvq †`o WRb †dŠR`vix gvgjv c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi wewfbœ

†Rjvq `v‡qi Kiv nq Ges wZwb µgvMZ †MªdZvi nB‡Z _v‡Kb|

18B Rvbyqvix, 1968 Zvwi‡L AvMiZjv lohš¿ gvgjvi cÖavb Avmvgx

wnmv‡e †kL gywRe‡K †MªdZvi †`Lvb nq| cvwK¯—vb cÖwZi¶v AvB‡b wZwb c~e©

nB‡ZB †R‡j wQ‡jb| cieZx©‡Z H gvgjvq Zuvnv‡K 1 bs Avmvgx wnmv‡e

Awfhy³ Kiv nq Ges 1968 m‡bi Ryb gv‡m gvgjvi ïbvbx Avi¤¢ nq| 27‡k

Rvbyqvix 1969 Zvwi‡L ïbvbx †kl nq| wKš‘ 1969 m‡bi cÖvi¤¢ nB‡ZB QvÎ

mgvR Zvnv‡`i 11 `dvi wfwˇZ Av‡›`vjb Mwoqv †Zv‡j Ges †deªyqvix gv‡mi

g‡a¨ Zvnv mviv cª‡`‡k `~e©vi MwZ mÂvi jvf K‡i| mgMª cÖ‡`‡k mKj Kvh©µg

niZvj cÖwZev‡` eÜ nBqv hvq| 15B †deªyqvix mv‡R©›U Rûi“j nK‡K nZ¨v

Kiv nq| 18 B †deªyqvix cÖ‡`‡ki wewfbœ ¯’v‡b †mbvevwnbx †gvZv‡qb Kiv nq|

ivRkvnx‡Z †mbvevwnbxi ¸wj‡Z Wt mvgmy‡¾vnv wbnZ n‡qb| H iv‡ÎB XvKvq

QvÎÐRbZv mvܨ AvBb f½ K‡i| ciw`b AvMiZjv gvgjvi UªvBeybv‡ji cÖavb

wePvicwZi evm¯’v‡b AwMœ ms‡hvM Kiv nq Ges wZwb weeªZKi Ae¯’vq cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡b cjvqb K‡ib| 21‡k †deªyqvix miKvi AvMiZjv lohš¿ gvg&jv cÖZ¨vnvi

Kwi‡j †kL gywRemn mKj Avmvgx gyw³jvf K‡ib|

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AvMiZjv gvgjv cÖZ¨vnv‡ii ci 23†k †deªyqvix igbv †im‡Kvm© gq`v‡b

GK Rbmfvq †kL gywRe msL¨vmvg¨ bqÐ Rb msL¨vi wfwˇZ cÖwZwbwa‡Z¡i `vex

K‡ib| Hw`b QvÎÐRbZvi c¶ nB‡Z Zvunv‡K Ôe½eÜyÕ Dcvwa‡Z f~wlZ Kiv nq|

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cÖwZôvi `vex AvBDe Lvb gvwbqv j‡qb wKš‘ cÖv‡`wkK m¦vqZ¡&kvmb I GK

BDwbU we‡jv‡ci cÖ‡kœ cÖZ¨¶ †fv‡U wbe©vwPZ RbcÖwZwbwaMY mgvavb Kwi‡jB me

PvB‡ZB fvj nB‡e ewjqv wZwb e‡jb|

24‡k gvP© 1969 Zvwi‡L mviv †`ke¨wc `~e©vi Av‡›`vj‡bi cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z

AvBDe Lvb Zvnvi wb‡Ri cÖYxZ 1962 m‡bi msweavb f½ Kwiqv RvZxq

cwil‡`i w¯úKv‡ii cwie‡Z© †Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb Z_v mvgwiK evwnbxi wbKU

cvwK¯—v‡bi kvmbfvi n¯—vš—i K‡ib|

GB cÖm‡½ Yaqub Ali, J. e‡jb (Asma Jilani)

“Towards the end of 1968, an agitation started against his despotic

rule and the undemocratic Constitution which he had imposed on the

country. The agitation gathered momentum every day and was accompanied

by wide spread disturbances throughout the country. In February 1969,

Muhammad Ayub Khan called a round table conference of political leaders

for resolving the political issues which had led to the disturbance. A

solution was near insight, when all of a sudden Muhammad Ayub Khan

decided to relinquish the office of the President and asked the Defence

Forces to ........

The Mandate given by the outgoing President to the Commander-in-

Chief was thus to fulfill his constitutional responsibilities; to restore law and

order; and to carry out his legal duty in this behalf.

Muhammad Yahya Khan, Commander-in-Chief, who had taken an

oath, that he will be faithful to the Constitution of 1962 and to Pakistan,

however, in disregard of his constitutional and legal duty by a Proclamation

issued on the 26th March 1969, abrogated the Constitution; dissolved the

National and Provincial assemblies and imposed Martial Law throughout

the country. This was the fourth great constitutional mishap which befell

Pakistan in less than 16 years.” ( The underlinings are mine).

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5B wW‡m¤¦i, 1969 Zvwi‡L †mvnivIqv`x©i g„Zy¨ w`em Dcj‡¶ GK

Av‡jvPbv mfvq †kL gywRe c~e© cvwK¯—vb cÖ‡`‡ki bvg Ôevsjv‡`kÕ bvgKiY

K‡ib|

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nq ( 4 bs cÖwZev`x KZ„©K 21Ð6Ð2009 Zvwi‡L njdK…Z Gwd‡Wwf‡Ui 11 c„ôv)t

AZtci, G cÖ‡`‡ki bvg nB‡e

Ôevsjv ‡`kÕ

ÔÔ AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb †kL gywReyi ingvb MZKvj (ïµevi) XvKvq

†Nvlbv K‡ib †h, GLb nB‡Z cvwK¯—v‡bi c~e©vÂjxq cÖ‡`kwUi bvg

nB‡e c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi cwie‡Z© ïay gvÎ Ôevsjv ‡`kÕ|

XvKv nvB‡KvU© cÖv½‡Y ‡mvnivIqv`x© I †k‡i evsjvi gvRvi

cÖv½‡Y †mvnivIqv`x© m¥i‡Y Av‡qvwRZ GK Av‡jvPbv mfvq

e³„ZvKv‡j †kL mv‡ne e‡jb, GK mgq G †`‡ki eyK nB‡Z

gvbwP‡Îi c„ôv nB‡Z ÔevsjvÕ K_vwUi me©‡kl wPýUyKzI wPiZ‡i

gywQqv †djvi †Póv Kiv nBqv‡Q| wZwb e‡jb,

GKgvÎ ÔÔe‡½vcmvMiÕÕ , Qvov Avi †Kvb wKQyi bv‡gi m‡½ ÔevsjvÕ

K_vwUi Aw¯—Z¡ LyuwRqv cvIqv hvq bvB| AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb e‡jb,

evsjv I ev½vjxi Awemsevw`Z MYbvqK knx` †mvnivI`x© I

†k‡i evsjvi cÖwZ I AgvR©bxq AeÁv cÖ`wk©Z nBqv‡Q| e³„Zv g‡Âi

AbwZ`~‡i wPiwb`Övq kvwqZ †bZ„؇qi gvRv‡ii cÖwZ Bw½Z Kwiqv

†kL gywRe e‡jb, evsjvi GB `yB K…Zx mš—vb AvR Amnv‡qi gZ

Avgv‡`i gy‡Li w`‡K ZvKvBqv Av‡Qb| GB `yB †bZvi gvRv‡ii

cv‡k©¦ `uvovBqv RbM‡Yi c¶ nB‡Z Avwg †Nvlbv Kwi‡ZwQÐAvR

nB‡Z cvwK¯—v‡bi c~e©vÂjxq cÖ‡`kwUi bvg nB‡e c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi

cwie‡Z© ïaygvÎ Ôevsjv †`kÕ|

mg‡eZ †kÖvZ„gÛjx wecyj KiZvwj I nl©aŸwb mnKv‡i †bZvi

GB †NvlYvi cÖwZ Awf›`b Ávcb K‡ib|ÕÕ

Z‡e GB †Nvlbvi 14 ermi c~‡e© 25‡k AMv÷, 1955, Zvwi‡L gymwjg

jxM I Bmjvgcš’x `j¸wji cÖPÛ we‡ivwaZvi gy‡LI †kL gywRe cvwK¯—vb

MYcwil‡` Ôc~e© evsjvÕ bvg wejywßi we‡ivwaZv Kwiqv ewjqvwQ‡jb (`wjjcÎt cÖ_g

LÛ, c„t 431)t

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“ Sir, your will see that they want to place the words “East Pakistan”

instead of “East Bengal”. We have demanded so many times that

you should make it Bengal (Pakistan). The word “Bengal” has a

history, has a tradition of its own. (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

ALÛ cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖ_g I †kl mvaviY wbe©vPb t

‡Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb cÖ`Ë 1970 m‡bi 30‡k gvP© Zvwi‡Li GK Av‡`k

e‡j cwðg cwK¯—v‡bi GK BDwbU wejyß Kwiqv PviwU cÖ‡`k MVb Kiv nq Ges

Bmjvgvev` I †K›`ªxq kvwmZ GjvKv †dWv‡ij GjvKv †NvwlZ nq| GKB Zvwi‡Li

Legal Framework Order (LFO) e‡j cÖvß eq¯‹‡`i mivmwi †fv‡U wbe©vP‡bi gva¨‡g

13 Rb gwnjv cÖwZwbwamn 313 Avm‡bi RvZxq cwil` MV‡bi †Nvlbv †`Iqv nq|

BwZg‡a¨ 1970 m‡bi wW‡m¤¦i gv‡m LFO Gi AvIZvq ALÛ cvwK¯—v‡b

cÖ_g I †kl mvaviY wbe©vPb AbywôZ nq| AvIqvgxjxM 6 `dv Kg©m~Pxi wfwˇZ

wbe©vPb K‡ib Ges c~e© cvwK¯—vb nB‡Z 169wUi g‡a¨ 167wU Avmb jvf K‡i|

30‡k wW‡m¤¦i miKvi c¶ nB‡Z †NvlYv Kiv nq †h RvZxq cwil‡`i cÖ_g

Awa‡ekb XvKvq AbywôZ nB‡e| wbe©vP‡b GBiƒc wecyj Rqjv‡fi ci †kL gywRe

Zuvnvi mKj msm` m`m¨‡`i jBqv 1971 m‡bi 3iv Rvbyqvix igbv †im‡Kvm©

gq`v‡b AbywôZ GK Rbmfvq ewmqv 6 `dv Kg©m~Px ev¯—evq‡bi Rb¨ kc_ evK¨

cvV Kivb| 1971 m‡bi 4Vv Rvbyqvix Zvwi‡L cÖKvwkZ ‰`wbK B‡ËdvK cwÎKvq

GB m¤ú‡K© wb‡æv³ msev` cwi‡ekb Kiv nq (`wjjcÎt 2q LÛ, c„t 608Ð609) t

ÔÔ MYcÖwZwbwa‡`i kc_

‡kvlYgy³ myLx mgv‡Ri eywbqv` Movi msKí

(óvd wi‡cvU©vi )

gy³ kc‡_ `xß exi ev½vjx‡`i wbe©vP‡bvËi mvMªn cÖZx¶vi

Aemvb NUvBqv evOvjx Z_v cvwK¯—v‡bi †KvwU †KvwU ewÂZ gvby‡li

KvgbvÐevmbvi wcjmy‡R m¤¢vebvi Awbe©vb wkLv cÖR¡wjZ Kwiqv

cÖvYÐwcÖq ‡bZv †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi †bZ„‡Z¡ AvIqvgxjxM `jxq be

wbe©vwPZ RvZxq I cÖv‡`wkK cwil` m`m¨iv cÖZ¨q`„pK‡Ú MZKvj

(iweevi)igbv †im‡Kvm© gq`v‡bi Awem¥iYxq I Af~Zc~e©

MYÐgnvmvM‡ii †ejvf~wg‡Z `uvovBqv A‡j A‡j gvby‡l gvby‡l

weivRgvb Pig ivR‰bwZK, A_©‰bwZK I mvgvwRK ‰el‡g¨i wPi Aemvb

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NUvBqv †kvlbÐgy³ myLx mgv‡Ri eywbqv` Mwoevi Cw¯úZ KwVb kc_

Mªnb K‡ib|

ÔÔ Avgiv kc_ Kwi‡ZwQ Ð

ÔÔ Avgiv RvZxq I cÖv‡`wkK cwil‡` AvIqvgx jxM `jxq be

wbe©vwPZ m`m¨e„›` kc_ Mªnb Kwi‡ZwQ cig Ki“Yvgq I me©kw³gvb

Avj−vnZvqvjvi bv‡g ; Avgiv kc_ Mªnb Kwi‡ZwQ †mBme exi

knx‡`i I msMªvgx gvby‡li bv‡g, hvnviv AvZ¥vûwZ w`qv I Pig

wbh©vZbÐwbcxob †fvM Kwiqv AvR Avgv‡`i cÖv_wgK weR‡qi m~Pbv

Kwiqv‡Qb|

ÔÔ Avgiv kc_ Mªnb Kwi‡ZwQ GB †`‡ki K…lK, kÖwgK, QvÎ,

†gnbZx gvby‡liÐZ_v me©‡kÖYxi Rbmvavi‡Yi bv‡g t

* RvZxq mvaviY wbe©vP‡bi gva¨‡g GB †`‡ki Avcvgi

RbmvaviY AvIqvgx jx‡Mi Kg©m~Px I †bZ„‡Z¡i cÖwZ †h wecyj

mg_©b I AKzÚ Av¯’v Ávcb Kwiqv‡Qb, Dnvi gh©v`v i¶vK‡í

Avgiv me©kw³ wb‡qvM Kwie ;

* Qq`dv I GMv‡ivÐ`dv Kg©m~Pxi Dci cÖ`Ë my¯úó MYiv‡qi

cÖwZ Avgiv GKwbôi“‡c wek¦¯— _vwKe Ges kvmbZ‡š¿ I ev¯—e

cÖ‡qv‡M QqÐ`dv Kg©m~Px wfwËK m¦vqZ¡kvmb I GMv‡iv `dv

Kg©m~Pxi cÖwZdjb NUvB‡Z me©kw³ cÖ‡qvM Kwie;

* AvIqvgx jx‡Mi bxwZ, Av`k©, D‡Ïk¨ I Kg©m~Pxi cÖwZ

AwePj AvbyMZ¨ Ávcbc~e©K Avgiv A½xKvi Kwi‡ZwQ †h, A‡j

A‡j I gvby‡l gvby‡l weivRgvb Pig ivR‰bwZK A_©‰bwZK I

mvgvwRK ‰el‡g¨i wPi Aemvb NUvBqv †kvlbgy³ GK myLx mgv‡Ri

eywbqv` Mwoevi Ges Ab¨vq, AwePvi we`ywiZ Kwiqv mZ¨, b¨vq cÖwZôvi

Rb¨ wbijm cÖ‡Póv PvjvBqv hvBe ;

* RbMY Aby‡gvw`Z Avgv‡`i Kvh©µ‡gi cÖwZeÜKZv m„wói

cÖqvmx †h †Kvb gnj I Aïf kw³i wei“‡× Avgiv cÖej cÖwZ‡iva

Av‡›`vjb Mwoqv Zywje Ges mvaviY gvby‡li AwaKvi cÖwZôvK‡í †h

†Kvbi“c Z¨vM m¦xKvi KiZt Av‡cvmnxb msMªv‡gi Rb¨ Avgiv me©`v

cÖ¯—yZ _vwKe|ÕÕ

MZKvj (†iveevi) weKv‡j †im‡Kvm© gq`v‡b AvIqvgx jxM

`jxq 151 Rb RvZxq cwil` Ges 268 Rb c~e© cvwK¯—vb cwil`

m`m¨ 6Ð`dv I 11 `dv ev¯—evq‡bi msKí †Nvlbv Kwiqv kc_

Mªnb K‡ib| AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb †kL gywReyi ingvb Abyôvb

cwiPvjbv K‡ib| m¤¢eZ cvj©v‡g›Uvix MYZ‡š¿i BwZnv‡m GB ai‡Yi

MYkc_ Mªnb GB cÖ_g|

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‡kL gywR‡ei Wvbcv‡k©¦ RvZxq cwil` m`m¨MY Ges evg

cv‡k©¦ cÖv‡`wkK cwil` m`m¨MY `uvovBqv kc_ Mªnb K‡ib|

cÖ‡Z¨‡Ki evg nv‡Z kc_bvgv Ges Wvbnv‡Z kc‡_i fw½‡Z Dw`Z

wQj| †bZvi m‡½ mKj m`m¨ kc_bvgv cvV K‡ib| kc_ cvV Kivi

c~‡e© †kL gywRe †Nvlbv K‡ib RbcÖwZwbwaMY RbM‡Yi mvg‡b

RbmvaviY‡K mv¶x ivwLqv kc_ Mªnb Kwi‡Z‡Qb| kc_ Mªnb mgvß

nB‡j wekvj RbZv Dj−v‡m dvwUqv c‡o|ÕÕ

11B Rvbyqvix Bqvwnqv XvKvq AvMgb K‡ib Ges †kL gywR‡ei mwnZ

Av‡jvPbv K‡ib| AZtci, 17B Rvbyqvix wZwb jviKvbvq cvwL wkKv‡i Mgb K‡ib

Ges RyjwdKvi Avjx fy‡Ævi evm fe‡b AvwZ_¨ Mªnb K‡ib|

AvIqvgx jxM 15B †deªyqvixi g‡a¨ XvKvq RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb

WvKvi mycvwik K‡ib wKš‘ fy‡Æv †deªyqvix gv‡mi †klfv‡M Awa‡ekb WvKvi

c¶cvwZ wQ‡jb|

hvnv nDK, 1971 m‡bi 13B †deªyqvix Zvwi‡Li GK ‡NvlYve‡j Bqvwnqv

Lvb cvwK¯—v‡bi kvmbZš¿ cÖYq‡bi Rb¨ XvKvq 3iv gvP© Zvwi‡L RvZxq cwil‡`i

Awa‡ekb Avnevb K‡ib|

16B †deªyqvix †kL gywRe‡K AvIqvgx jxM cvj©v‡g›Uvix cvwU©i †bZv wbe©vPb

Kiv nq|

msev`c‡Îi fvl¨ gvidr gvP© gv‡mi MY Afy¨Ìvb t

1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© evsjv‡`k m¦vaxb nq| H mg‡qi HwZnvwmK

NUbvejx wK fv‡e av‡c av‡c AvMvBqv hvB‡ZwQj Zvnv avivevwnKfv‡e ü`q½g

Kwievi Rb¨ AÎ Av`vj‡Zi wb‡`©‡k Ôevsjv‡`k AvK©vBfÕ nB‡Z 1jv gvP© nB‡Z

25‡k gvP© ch©š— ‰`wbK B‡ËdvKmn I AviI K‡qKwU ‰`wbK cwÎKv Avbqb Kiv

nq|

D³ HwZnvwmK gvP© gv‡mi NUbvejx Avgiv ‰`wbK cwÎKvq cÖKvwkZ

msev` I cÖwZ‡e`b nB‡Z eY©bv Kwie| Bnv nB‡Z 1971 m‡bi gvP© gv‡m c~e©

cvwK¯—vb I Bnvi RbM‡Yi Ae¯’vb m¤¦‡Ü GKwU cwi¯‹vi wPÎ cwiùywUZ nBqv

DwV‡e ewjqv Avkv Kiv hvq|

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1971 m‡bi 1 jv gvP© Zvwi‡Li ‰`wbK B‡ËdvK `„‡ó cÖZxqgvb nq †h Bnvi

c~e© w`b 3iv gvP© Zvwi‡L AbywôZe¨ Avmbœ RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ek‡b †hvM`vb

Kwievi Rb¨ cwðg cvwK¯—vb nB‡Z RvZxq cwil` m`m¨M‡Yi XvKvq AvMgb

Ae¨vnZ iwnqv‡Q| Ab¨w`‡K 6 `dv wfwËK Lmov kvmbZš¿ we‡ePbvi Rb¨

AvIqvgx jxM cvj©v‡g›Uvix cvwU© Zvnv‡`i mfv Ae¨vnZ iv‡L| 28‡k †deªyqvix

ZvwiL nB‡Z wewmwmwc wUg I B›Uvib¨vkbvj GKv`k wU‡gi g‡a¨ wµ‡KU †Ljv XvKv

†ówWqv‡g Pwj‡ZwQj|

2iv gvP© Zvwi‡Li B‡ËdvK cwÎKv `„‡ó cÖwZqgvb nq †h 3iv gvP© Zvwi‡L

Avmbœ RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ek‡bi A‡c¶vq mgMª †`k Aaxi AvMª‡n

A‡c¶viZ| †`‡k GKwU Drme g~Li cwiw¯’wZ we`¨gvb| cvwK¯—v‡bi 23 erm‡ii

BwZnv‡m cÖ_g mvaviY wbe©vPb Abyôv‡bi c‡i RvZxq msm‡`i Awa‡ekb AbywôZ

nB‡Z hvB‡Z‡Q, cvwK¯—v‡bi GKwU MYZvwš¿K kvmbZš¿ cÖYxZ nB‡Z hvB‡Z‡Q,

wbcxwoZ evOvjx GB cÖ_g ev‡ii gZ wb‡R‡`i fvM¨ Mwoevi my‡hvM cvB‡Z

hvB‡Z‡Q| GB mKj Avkv jBqv GB †`‡ki Avcvgi RbmvaviY hLb Aaxi

AvMª‡n A‡c¶vgvb ZLb nVvr KwiqvB webv †g‡N eRªcv‡Zi b¨vq Acivý 1t05

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XvKv †ówWqv‡g Aa©j¶vwaK `k©K cig Drmv‡n I Avb›` mnKv‡i wµ‡KU

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GB cwiw¯’wZ m¤¦‡Ü 2iv gvP© Zvwi‡L ‰`wbK B‡ËdvK cwÎKvq ÔcÖwZev‡`

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†k‡l msMªv‡gi Kg©m~Px †Nvlbv Kiv ch©š— RbZv c~e©vYx †nv‡Uj

GjvKvq `uvovBqv _v‡Kb|

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BwZg‡a¨B cëb gq`vb GK m¦ZtùyZ© Rbmgy‡`Ö cwiYZ nq|

GB mgqI ivRavbxi wewfbœ gnj−v Ges kniZwj GjvKv nB‡Z G‡Ki

ci GK wgwQj cë‡bi w`‡K Avwm‡Z _v‡K|

cë‡bi m¦ZtùyZ© Rbmgy‡`Öi D‡Ï‡k¨ c~e© cvwK¯—vb QvÎjx‡Mi

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MYAf~¨Ìv‡bi bvqK RvZxq cwil‡`i m`m¨ Rbve †Zvdv‡qj Avng`,

RvZxq kÖwgK jx‡Mi mvaviY m¤úv`KÐRvZxq cwil` m`m¨ Rbve

Avãyj gvbœvb cÖgyL fvlY `vb K‡ib|

GB wekvj Rbmgy`Ö RvZxq cwil` Awa‡ekb ¯’wMZ †NvlYvi

Zxeª cÖwZev` Ávcb K‡ib| mgv‡e‡k AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb †kL

gywReyi ingvb KZ„©K †NvwlZ Kg©m~Pxi cÖwZ c~Y© mg_©b Ávcb Kiv

nq| wekvj Rbmgy`Ö RbM‡bi AwaKvi Av`v‡qi Rb¨ eRª kc_ Mªnb

K‡ib|

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K‡ib| wgwQjKvixMY AvR (g½jevi) kn‡i c~Y© niZvj cvj‡bi

Avnevb Rvbvb|

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Pµvš— cÖwZnZ Kivi kc_ Mªnb Kiv nq|

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we‡¶vf cÖ`k©b Ae¨vnZ _v‡K| mܨvq ivRavbxi wewfbœ iv¯—vi †gv‡o

m¦ZtùyZ© c_mfv I mgv‡ek AbywôZ nq|

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AwMœ ms‡hvM Kivi cÖqvm cvq| Bnv‡Z wm‡bgv n‡ji mvgvb¨ ¶wZ

nq| Aek¨ c‡i RbmvaviY Av¸b wbfvBqv †d‡jb|

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BnvQvov, ivRavbxi †Kvb †Kvb GjvKvq wewfbœ cÖwZôv‡bi

mvBb †evW© evsjv †jLvi bx‡P Bs‡iRx †jLv _vKvq GK‡kÖYxi

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GK mfvq RvZxq cwil` ¯’wM‡Zi Zxeª cÖwZev` Ávcb Kiv nq|

Rbve Iqv‡ik Lv‡bi mfvcwZ‡Z¡ AbywôZ GB cÖwZev` mfvq Rbve

Avãyj gwZb, Rbve mvdv‡qZ †nv‡mb, †eMg †nvm‡b Aviv

Avmvdz‡ÏŠjv cÖgyL gvby‡li AvkvÐAvKv•Lv cÖwZdj‡bi gy‡L

AvKwm¥Kfv‡e RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb ¯’wMZ †Nvlbvi Zxeª wb›`v

Kwiqv e³„Zv K‡ib|

mfvq GKZv k„•Ljv i¶v Kivi Rb¨ Kgjvcy‡ii Avwaevmx‡`i

cÖwZ Avnevb Rvbvb nq| mfvq wbZ¨ cÖ‡qvRbxq `Ö‡e¨i mieivn I

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K‡i|

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Awa‡ekb Avnevb Kiv `vex Rvbvb nq|

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gywRe e‡jb (B‡ËdvK cÖwZ‡e`b )t

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ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐïay msL¨vjwNó `‡ji †mw›U‡g‡›Ui Rb¨ cwil`

Awa‡ekb ¯’wMZ ivLv nBqv‡Q Ges Avgiv Dnv bxi‡e mn¨ Kwi‡Z

cvwi bv| Bnvi Øviv MYZvwš¿K c×wZ cÖvq e¨_© nBqv‡Q| cwil`

Awa‡ek‡bi Rb¨ evsjv‡`‡ki mKj m`m¨B XvKvq wQ‡jb| Rbve

fy‡Æv Ges Rbve KvBqyg Lv‡bi `j Qvov cwðg cvwK¯—vbx mKj

m`m¨B Awa‡ek‡b †hvM w`‡Z ivRx wQ‡jb|

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Kivi ¶gZv w`qv‡Q| wZwb e‡jb †h, cvj©v‡g›Uvix cvwU©i m`m¨MY

MZKvj MZ 3iv Rvbyqvix †im‡Kvm© gq`v‡b †h kc_ MªnY

KwiqvwQ‡jb Dnvi cybive„wË Kwiqv‡Qb|(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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niZvj t KviwdD f½ t niZvj Ðóvd wi‡cvU©vi|

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(g½jevi) cÖPÛ MR©‡b dvwUqv c‡o| me©vZ¥vK niZvjÐKewjZ bMix

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nBqv evZv‡m evZv‡m †eovB‡Z _v‡K ¸jxel©‡bi AvIqvR | MZiv‡Z

XvKvq †Kv_vq wK NwUqv wMqv‡Q Zvnvi mwVK Z_¨ Rvbv bv †M‡jI

kn‡ii nvmcvZvj¸wj‡Z ey‡jUwe× †jv‡Ki wfo wVKB Rwg‡Z _v‡K|

ga¨ivwÎ ch©š— NUbv¯n‡j wbnZ `yB e¨w³i jvk I Abyb¨ Aa©kZvwaK

AvnZ e¨w³i nvmcvZv‡j bxZ nq|c‡i nvmcvZv‡j Avi I GKR‡bi

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g„Zy¨ nq|†gvUK_v, MZKvj‡Ki XvKv wQj cÖwZev‡` GKKÚ, cÖwZÁvq

Awfbœ| `j bvB, gZ bvB,c_ I †ckvi cv_©K¨ bvB, †kL gywR‡ei

Wv‡K GK I Awfbœ nBqv mgMª XvKv MZKvj MYZš¿ I m¦vwaKv‡ii

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t m¦vwaKv‡ii cÖ†kœ †Kvb Av‡cvl bvB|

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nB‡ZB ivRc‡_ RbZvi AwekÖvš— †mªvZ †`wLqv mgMª kniUv‡KB

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m‡½ m‡½ we¶yä RbZv Avevi iv¯—vq bvwgqv Av‡m| †k−vMv‡b †k−vMv‡b

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†h MYK‡Úi AvIqv‡R Wyweqv hvq| Avi ivRc‡_ GB wgwQj P‡j

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m~‡Î Rvbv hvq| MZKvj iv‡Î ¸jx‡Z wbnZ 2 Rb AÁvZbvgv

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¸wjwe× 40 R‡bi AwaK e¨w³‡K GKB nvmcvZv‡j fwZ© Kiv nq|

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BnvQvov, wgU‡dvW© nvmcvZv‡jI ¸wj‡Z AvnZ 4 Rb‡K fwZ© I

1Rb‡K cÖv_wgK wPwKrmvi ci Qvwoqv †`Iqv nq|

MZKvj mܨv mv‡o 7Uvq †iwWI‡Z XvKv kn‡i mvܨ AvBb

Rvwii K_v †Nvlbv Kivi c‡iI kn‡ii wewfbœ GjvKvq RbmvaviY

m¦ZtùyZ©fv‡e iv¯—vq evwni nBqv c‡o| kn‡ii cÖvq me©Î RbmvaviY

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ivwÎ ch©š— we‡¶vf †kvfvhvÎx‡`i wewfbœ cÖKvi †k−vMv‡bi MR©‡b mgMª

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G¤¦yj¨v‡Ýi Afv‡e AvnZ‡`i nvmcvZv‡j ¯’vbvš—i wejw¤¦Z nq ewjqv

Awf‡hvM †kvbv hvq| ¸wjwe× Avgvb Dj−vn bv‡g GKwU 12/14 erm‡ii

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cÖwZ‡e`b wbæiƒc t

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niZvj cvjb Ges iv‡Z jyVZivR I AwMœms‡hv‡Mi gZ AcÖxwZKi

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Avnevb RvbvB‡ZwQ|ÕÕ

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nB‡e, †hLv‡bB Rb¥Mªnb Ki“K, †h fvlv‡ZB K_v ejyK, evsjvi

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3iv gvP© nB‡Z 6B gvP© ch©š— cÖwZw`b mKvj 6 Uv nB‡Z `ycyi

2Uv ch©š— mgMª cÖ‡`‡k niZvj cvjb Ki“b| miKvix Awdmmg~n

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hvbevnb, KjÐKviLvbv wkí I evwbwR¨K cÖwZôvb, nvUevRvimn me©Î

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GB niZvj cvjb Kwi‡Z nB‡e| ïay G¨v¤¦y‡jÝ (nvmcvZv‡ji Mvox),

mvsevw`K‡`i Mvox, nvmcvZvj, Jl‡ai †`vKvb, weRjx I cvwb

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‡ówWqv‡gi Qv` ch©š— mqjve Kwiqv †`q| MZKj¨Kvi GB Rbmfvi

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Rvbv bv _vKvq †Kvb mvaviY bvMwi‡Ki c‡¶ wUwKU msMªn Kwiqv cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡b Mgb m¤¢e bq| Zey gv‡S g‡a¨ wc,AvB,G, wegvb

Avwm‡Z‡QÐhvB‡Z‡Q, GK †kÖYxi hvÎxiv XvKv Z¨vM Kwiqv

cwðg cvwK¯—v‡b hvB‡Z‡Qb, wKš‘ †m †mŠfvM¨evb hvÎxiv †Kvb m~‡Î

wUwKU msMªn Kwi‡Z‡Qb, wKfv‡eB ev wegv‡b mgqm~Px Rvwbqv mgqgZ

wegvb e›`‡i nvwRi nB‡Z‡Qb, Zvnv eywSevi Dcvq bvB| 2iv gvP©

XvKvq Avwmqv we‡`kx Uªvb&wRU c¨v‡mÄvi XvKv wegvb e›`‡i AvU&Kv

cwoqv‡Qb, Kv‡bKwUs d¬vB‡Ui Afv‡e w`‡bi ci w`b niZvj RwbZ

Kvi‡Y wegvb e›`‡i Lv`¨vfv‡e aywKqv‡Qb| wKš‘ Avš—Rv©wZK

L¨vwZm¤úbœ ms¯’v wcAvBG KZ„©c¶ GBme ÔwecbœÕ hvÎxi ZZ¡veavb

ev _vKv LvIqvi e¨e¯’vcbvi `vwqZ¡UyKzI †egvjyg wewm¥Z nB‡Z

cvwiqv‡Qb|

Gw`‡K me©vZ¥K niZv‡j cÖ‡`‡k †ij †Uªb evm U¨v·xiI PvKv

m¤ú~Y© eÜ _vKvq MZ K‡qKw`b hver XvKv nB‡Z †Kvb cÎ cwÎKv

gdm¦j kni ev cÖZ¨š— AÂj‡Zv `y‡ii K_v, bvivqbM‡ÄI hvB‡Z

cv‡i bvB| †eZv‡i e¨ZxZ Ab¨ †Kvb wbf©i‡hvM¨ m~‡Î cÖv‡`wkK

ivRavbxi LeivLei XvKvi evwn‡i †cuv‡Q bvB|

‡gvUK_v, †`kevmxi cÖwZ wbe©vwPZ cÖwZwbwa‡`i `vwqZ¡

cvj‡bi AwaKvi cÖK…Z cÖ¯—v‡e Am¦xK…Z nIqvq wbe©vK gÛjx AvR

`y‡f©`¨ MYH‡K¨i gvibv¯¿ w`qv Gevi ÔA‡¯¿i fvlviÕ GgbB Reve

w`qv‡Qb †h,†kL gywRe‡ii ¶gZvi wcQ‡b ÔwWÐRy‡iÕ m¦xK…wZ bv

_vwK‡jI RbM‡Yi g‡bi gw›`‡i Zuvi †h m¦xK…wZ wgwjqv‡Q ZvnvB

Zuvnv‡K cÖK…Z cÖ¯—v‡e evsjv‡`‡ki ÔwWd¨v‡±vÕ cÖkvm‡Ki gh©v`vq

Awfwl³ Kwiqv‡Q| Zv, Aš—Zt evsjvi ey‡K Zvi A½ywji wb‡`©k

D‡c¶v Kivi gZ kw³ ev ¶gZv †K›`ªxq miKv†ii †Kvb ms¯’viB bvB

cÖv‡`wkK miKv‡ii †Zv bvB|

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7B gv‡P©i B‡ËdvK cwÎKvq †Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L

RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb Avnevb Kwiqv‡Qb ewjqv msev` cwi‡ekb Kiv nBqv‡Q|

Ôb~i Lvb e‡jbt AvBbZ †kL gywReB †`‡ki kvmb

cwiPvjbvi AwaKvixÕ wk‡ivbv‡g Avi GKwU msev` 7B gvP© Zvwi‡L cwi‡ewkZ

nq t

jv‡nvi, 6B gvP©Ðwewkó KvDwÝj gymwjg jxM †bZv Gqvi

gvk©vj (AemicÖvß) byi Lvb AvR GLv‡b e‡jb †h, †kL gywRei

ingv‡bi †`k kvm‡bi ‰ea AwaKvi iwnqv‡Q Ges ¶gZv n¯—vš—‡ii

e¨vcv‡i mKj evav Awej‡¤¦ `~i Kwi‡Z nB‡e|†UªW BDwbqb Kgx©,

eyw×Rxex, QvÎ I ivR‰bwZK Kg©x‡`i GK weivU mgv‡e‡k Rbve

b~i Lvb e‡jb †h, cwil` K‡¶ 6Ð`dv msµvš— mKj we‡iv‡ai

†gvUvgywU wb®úwË m¤¢e ewjqv wZwb wek¦vm K‡ib|

8B gv‡P©i B‡Ëdv‡K Ôcwil‡` hvIqvi cÖkœ we‡ePbv Kwi‡Z

cvwi, hw`Õ wk‡ivbv‡g wbæwjwLZ msev` cwi‡ewkZ nq t

(K) Awej‡¤¦ mvgwiK kvmb cÖZ¨vnvi Kiv nq,

(L) mg¯— †mbvevwnbx‡K e¨viv‡K wdivBqv †`Iqv nq,

(M) wbi¯¿ MYÐnZ¨vi Z`š— Kiv nq Ges

(N) wbe©vwPZ MbÐcÖwZwbwa‡`i wbKU ¶gZv n¯—vš—i Kiv nq|

ÐÐevsjvi m¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi gnvbvqK e½eÜy †kL gywReyi

ingvb MZKvj (iweevi) weKv‡j HwZnwmK †im‡Kvm© gq`v‡b

mg‡ek j¶ j¶ gyw³Ð‡mbvbxi eRª wb‡N©vl msMªvgx aŸYxi Zyh©bv‡`i

g‡a¨ Rj`M¤¢xi m¦‡i Dc‡iv³ †NvlYv K‡ib| †cÖwm‡W‡›Ui D‡Ï‡k¨

†kL mv‡ne e‡jbÐÔAvcwb 25‡k gvP© RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb

WvwKqv‡Qb| Av‡M Avgvi GB me `vex gvwb‡Z nB‡eÐ Zvi ci we‡ePbv

Kwie, Awa‡ek‡b †hvM w`e wK bv |Õ GB `vex c~iY Qvov cwil‡`

hvIqvi AwaKvi evsjvi RbMY Avgv‡K †`q bvB|

evsjvi mvwe©K gyw³ Av‡›`vj‡bi cieZx© †NvlbvK‡í BwZc~‡e©B

†kL mv‡ne 7B gvP© †im‡Kv‡m© fvlY w`‡eb ewjqv RvbvBqvwQ‡jb|†mB

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Abyhvqx m¦vwaKviKvgx j¶ j¶ †jvK e½eÜyi wb‡`©k jv‡fi Rb¨

MZKj¨Kvi GB mgv‡e‡k †hvM`vb K‡ib| Avi ‡k−vMvbgyLi jvwVavix

†mB m¦vwaKviKvgx Rbmgy`Ö‡K j¶¨ Kwiqv †kL gywRe kc_`„ß K‡Ú

e‡jb fvB‡qiv Avgvi, cÖ¯—yZ nI| Gev‡ii msMªg evOvjxi gyw³i

msMªvg| i³ w`‡Z Avwg cÖ¯—yZ| hw` Avwg ev Avgvi mnKgx©ivI WvK

w`‡Z bv cv‡iÐ gyw³msMªv‡gi cZvKv nv‡Z †ZvgivB AvMvBqv hvBI|

wZwb e‡jb, ÔN‡i N‡iÕ msMªv‡gi `yM© mev©Z¥K cÖwZ‡iva Mwoqv

†Zvj| gyw³ Avwm‡eB |Õ

RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ek‡bi ZvwiL m¤úwK©Z †cÖwm‡W‡›Ui

†NvlYvi D‡j−L cÖm‡½ wZwb G e¨vcv‡i m„ó msK†Ui Rb¨

‡cÖwm‡W›U Ges Rbve fy‡Æv‡K `vqx K‡ib| wZwb Awf‡hvM K‡ib †h,

†Mvjgv‡ji m„wó Kwi‡jb fy‡Æv, Avi ¸jx Pwjj evsjvi wbixnÐwbi¯¿

RbZvi Dci| wZwb e‡jb, hLbB †`‡ki msL¨vMwiô RbMY A_©vr

evsjvi gvbyl AvZ¥cÖwZôvq D‡`¨vMx nBqv‡Q, hLb Zv‡`i nv‡Z

wb‡R‡`i ev mgMª cvwK¯—v‡bi fvM¨ wbqš¿‡Y fvi Awc©Z nIqvi my‡hvM

m„wó nBqv‡Q, ZLbB Zv‡`i Dci kw³ jBqv SuvcvBqv cov nBqv‡Q|

wKš—y †Kb ? KZKvj GB wbh©vZb Pwj‡e ? wZwb evsjvi gvby‡li Dci

mvgwiK kw³ cÖ‡qvM nB‡Z weiZ _vKvi Rb¨ mswk−ó gn‡ji cÖwZ

Avnevb Rvbvb|

mgv‡e‡k e³„Zv Kwi‡Z `vuovBqv e¨w_Z m¦‡i e½eÜy RbZvi

D‡Ï‡k¨ e‡jb, fvB‡qiv Avgvi, `ytL fvivµvš— g‡b AvR Avwg

Avcbv‡`i mvg‡b nvwRi nBqvwQ| Avcbviv meB Rv‡bb, meB †ev‡Sb|

evsjvi gvbyl gyw³ Pvq, gvby‡li gZ euvwP‡Z PvqÐ AvZ¥ cÖwZôvi

AwaKvi Pvq| wZwb `ytL Kwiqv e‡jb, XvKv, PÆMvg, Lyjbv,

ivRkvnx, iscy‡i Avgvi fvB‡qi i‡³ evsjvi gvwU mqjve Kwiqv

†`Iqv nBqv‡Q| wKš‘y †Kb? wK Ab¨vq Avgiv KwiqvwQjvg ?

evsjvi gvbyl Avkv KwiqvwQjÐ

AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb e‡jb, KZ Avkv jBqv G‡`‡ki gvbyl

Avgv‡K, Avgvi `j‡K †fvU w`qv‡Q| Zviv Avkv KwiqvwQj RvZxq

cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb ewm‡e, Avgiv kvmbZš¿ ‰Zwi Kwie, †`k‡K

myôyfv‡e Mwohv Zywje, gvbyl ivR‰bwZK, A_©‰bwZK I mvs¯K…wZK

m¦vwaKvi cvB‡e| †m Avkv c~i‡Yi Rb¨ †Póvi Avgvi ΓwU wQj bvÐ

ΓwU bvB| wKš‘ Avevi lohš¿|

23 eQ‡ii BwZnvm

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we¶yä K‡Ú †kL mv‡ne e‡jb, MZ 23 eQ‡ii BwZnvm

loh‡š¿i BwZnvm, evsjvi gvby‡li eÂbv, AvZ¥`vb, i³`vb Avi

gygyh~©i AvZ©bv‡`i BwZnvmÐ ev½vjxi i³v³ Av‡›`vj‡bi BwZnvm| GB

cÖm‡½ wZwb Õ52 mv‡ji fvlv Av‡›`vjb, Õ54 mv‡ji wbe©vPb weRq

bm¨v‡Zi lohš¿, Õ Õ58 mv‡ji mvgwiK kvmb Rvix, Õ66 mv‡ji

QqÐ`dv Av‡›`vjb, Õ69 mv‡ji MYÐAv‡›`vjb Ges Gev‡ii m¦vwaKvi

Av‡›`vj‡bi K_v D‡j−L K‡ib|

‡`vl wK Avgv‡`i ?

‡kL mv‡ne e‡jb, AvBqy‡ei cZ‡bi ci Bqvwnqv Lvb ¶gZvq

Avwmqv kvmbZš¿ I MYZ‡š¿i cÖeZ©‡bi Iqv`v KwiqvwQ‡jb| wKš‘

Zvici wK nBqv‡Q ? wZwb wRÁvmv K‡ib, †`vl wK Avgv‡`i ? wZwb

e‡jb, ÔÔ†gRwiwU cvwU©i †bZv wnmv‡e Avwg 15B ‡deªyqvix RvZxq

cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb WvKvi mycvwik Kwi| wKš‘ †cÖwm‡W›U fy‡Æv K_vgZ

3iv gvP© cwil` Awa‡ekb WvwK‡jb| ewjjvg, wVK Av‡Q, RvZxq

cwil‡` AvjvcÐAv‡jvPbv nB‡e| GgbI Avwg ewjqvwQ †h, cwðg

cvwK¯—vb nB‡Z GKRb m`m¨I hw` hyw³ m¤§Z cÖ¯—ve jBqv

AvMvBqv Av‡mb, Dnv Mªnb Kiv nB‡e| Zey Zvnv‡`i gb f‡i bvB|

fy‡Æv XvKvq Av‡jvPbv †k‡l ewjqv wMqvwQ‡jb, `‡ivRv eÜ nq bvB,

AviI Av‡jvPbv nB‡e| Zvici Avwg gvIjvbv b~ivbx, gvIjvbv

gydZx gvngy` cÖgy†Li m‡½ Av‡jvPbv KwiqvwQ| Zv‡`i Avwg ewjqv

w`qvwQ, evsjvi RbMY 6Ð `dv I 11Ð`dvi c‡¶ †fvU w`qv‡Q| Dnv

cwieZ©‡bi ¶gZv Avgvi bvB| Gw`‡K fy‡Æv evsjvi gvbyl‡K

Pigfv‡e Acgvb Kwiqv RvZxq cwil`‡K ÔKmvB LvbvÕ ewjqv

AvL¨vwqZ Kwi‡jb, evsjvq Avwm‡j ÔWej wRw¤§Õ nIqvi gZ gš—e¨

Kwi‡jb| RvZxq cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb ewm‡j †c‡kvqvi nB‡Z KivPx

ch©š— niZv‡ji fq †`LvB‡jb| ïay ZvnvB bqÐ wZwb ûgwK w`‡jb

†Kvb cwðg cvwK¯—vbx m`m¨ XvKv †M‡j Zvi gyÛ cvZ Kiv nB‡e|

Avwg ivRx wQjvg, 35Rb cwðg cvwK¯—vbx m`m¨ RvZxq cwil`

Awa‡ek‡b †hvM w`‡Z Avwm‡jb| wKš‘ Zey fy‡Ævi †R‡`i `vg w`‡Z

wMqv Awa‡ekb g~jZex Kiv nBj| †`vlx fy‡Æv, A_P †`vlvi“c Kiv

nBj Avgvi DciÐ evsjvi gvby‡li Dci| Avwg kvwš—c~Y© Av‡›`vj‡bi

WvK w`jvg| msMªvg ïi“ nBjÐkvwš—c~Y© msMªvg|

Avi GKwUI ¸wj PvjvB‡eb bv

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AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb cÖkœ †Zv‡jb, wKš‘ wK cvBjvg ?

cvBjvg ¸jx, wbh©vZbÐg„Z¨yi c‡ivqvbv| wZwb e‡jb, evsjvi

†kvwlZÐewÂZ gvbyl Abvnv‡i _vwKqv †`k i¶vi A¯¿ †Kbvi Rb¨ †h

cqmv w`qv‡Q, ‡m cqmvq ‡Kbv A¯¿ cÖ‡qvM Kiv nB‡Z‡Q †mB

evsjvi gvby‡liB wei“‡× ÐZv‡`i wbwe©Pv‡i cvLx wkKv‡ii gZ nZ¨v

Kivi Rb¨| mvgwiK evwnbxi D‡Ï‡k¨ †kL mv‡ne e‡jb, Avcbv‡`i

`vwqZ¡ †`k i¶vÐ kÎyi m‡½ hy× Kiv, evsjvi gvby‡li Dci nZ¨vhÁ

PvjvBevi AwaKvi Avcbv‡`i bvB| e¨viv‡K _vKzb, cÖ‡qvRb‡ev‡a

ewntkΓi wei“‡× hy× Kwi‡eb| evsjvi gvby‡li ey‡K Avi GKUvI ¸wj

PvjvB‡eb bv|

wK‡mi †Mvj †Uwej ?

AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb †Mvj †Uwej ‰eV‡K †hvM`v‡b m¤§Z

nBqvwQ‡jb ewjqv †cÖwm‡W›U †eZvi fvl‡Y †h Bw½Z D‡j−L

Kwiqv‡Qb Dnvi Rev‡e †kL mv‡ne e‡jb, †cÖwm‡W‡›Ui m‡½

†Uwj‡dv‡b Avjvc .Kv‡j Avwg Zv‡K XvKv Avwm‡Z ewj| Avwg

ewjqvwQjvg, Avcwb †cÖwm‡W›U, Avcwb Avmyb, †`Lyb, wKfv‡e gvby‡li

i³ jBqv †nvwj †Ljv Pwj‡Z‡Q|†`wLqv wePvi Ki“b| wZwb e‡jb,

wK‡mi †Mvj †Uwej, Kvi m‡½ ewme ? hviv evsjvi gvby‡li i³

wbqv‡Q, Zv‡`i m‡½ †Mvj †Uwe‡j ewme ? ІKb? †kL gywRe e‡jb,

Avwg †cÖwm‡W›U‡K ewjqv w`qvwQ, knx`†`i i‡³i `vM ivRc_ nB‡Z

GLbI ïKvq bvB| †mB i‡³i Dci w`qv nuvwUqv Avwg †Mvj

†Uwe‡j hvB‡Z cvwi bv|

‡Mvcb ‰eV‡Ki ci

AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb e‡jb, Avwg †gRwiwU cvwU©i †bZv, Avgvi

m‡½ Avjvc bv Kwiqv, Avgvi m¤§wZ bv wbqv fy‡Ævi m‡½ 5 N›Uv

e¨vcx †Mvcb ‰eV‡Ki ci †cÖwm‡W›U 25‡k gvP© RvZxq cwil‡`i

Awa‡ekb WvwKqv‡Qb| †eZvi fvl‡Y wZwb Avgv‡`i Dci †`vlvi“c

Kwiqv‡Qb| †Mvjgvj evavB‡jb fy‡Æv Avi ¸jx Pwjj evsjvi gvby‡li

Dci| cwil‡`i Awa‡ekb WvKv nBqv‡Q| wKš‘ Avgvi `vex gvwb‡Z

nB‡e|

i‡³i m‡½ †eCgvbx Kwi‡Z cvwi bv

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†kL gywRe `„pZvi m‡½ e‡jb, evsjvi gyw³ Av‡›`vj‡b hviv

Rxeb w`qv‡Q, hviv i³ w`qv Avgv‡K gy³ Kwiqv‡Q, Zv‡`i i‡³i

m‡½ Avwg †eCgvbx Kwiebv, Kwi‡Z cvwi bv| i³ w`qvB Avwg i‡³i

FY †kva Kwie|

hw` AvNvZ Av‡mÐ

‡kL mv‡ne e‡jbt hw` AvNvZ Av‡m, hw` Avwg wb‡`©k bvI

w`‡Z cvwi, hw` Avgvi mnKgx©‡`i c‡¶I c_wb‡`©k ‡`Iqv m¤¢e bv

nq, evsjvi gvbyl †Zvgiv wb‡RivB wb‡R‡`i Kg©cš’v wVK Kwiqv

wbI| nv‡Zi Kv‡Q hv cvI ZvB wbqv kΓi †gvKv‡ejv KwiI| iv¯—vNvU

eÜ Kwiqv w`IÐPvKv eÜ Kwiqv w`I| evsjvi N‡i N‡i `yM© Mwoqv

gyw³Ð‰mwbK nBqv me©kw³ jBqv `ykg‡bi wei“‡× i“wLqv `uvovBI|

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ÔAvR †_‡K Avgvi wb‡`©kÕ Ð wk‡ivbv‡g Avi GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ

nq t

(1)evsjvi gyw³ bv nIqv ch©š— LvRbvÐU¨v· eÜ ivLyb| (2)

mgMª evsjv‡`‡ki †m‡µUvix‡qU ÐmiKvix I AvavÐmiKvix Awdm,

mycÖxg †KvU©, nvB‡KvU© Ges Ab¨vb¨ †Kv‡U© niZvj Ki“b| (†Kv_vI

wkw_j Kiv nB‡j Rvbvb nB‡e)| (3) wiKkv, †eex, evmÐU¨v·x

cÖf„wZ Ges †ijMvox I e›`i mg~n Pvjy ivLyb; wKš‘ RbM‡Yi Dci

Ryyjyg PvjvBevi D‡Ï‡k¨ mk¯¿ evwnbx PjvP‡ji Kv‡R †ijI‡q I

e›`i Kg©PvixMY mn‡hvwMZv Kwi‡eb bv Ges †m‡¶‡Î Zvnv‡`i

PjvP‡ji e¨vcv‡i †Kvb wKQy NwU‡j Avwg `vqx nBe bv| (4) †eZvi,

†Uwjwfkb I msev`cÎ Avgv‡`i wee„wZ e³„Zvi c~Y© weeiY cÖ`vb

Kwi‡eb Ges MYÐAv‡›`vj‡bi †Kvb Lei Mv‡qe Kwi‡eb bv| hw`

Zvnv‡Z evav †`Iqv nq, Zvnv nB‡j GB me cÖwZôv‡b Kg©iZ

evOvjxiv Kv‡R †hvM w`‡eb bv| (5)ïay †jvKvj Ges Avš—t‡Rjv

Uªv¼Ð‡Uwj‡dvb †hvMv‡hvM Ae¨vnZ ivLyb (6) ¯KzjÐK‡jRÐwek¦we`¨vjq

eÜ ivLyb| (7) mKj M„nkx‡l© cÖwZw`b Kv‡jv cZvKv DÇxb

ivLyb| (8)e¨v¼ mg~n cÖwZw`b 2 N›Uv †Lvjv ivLyb ; wKš‘ cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡b GK cqmvI †hb cvPvi bv nq| (9) Ab¨vb¨ †¶‡Î AvR

nB‡Z niZvj cÖZ¨vüZ nBj| wKš‘ Ae¯’vi †cÖw¶‡Z †h †Kvb mgq

Avevi AvswkK ev me©vZ¥K niZvj †NvlYv nB‡Z cv‡i, Z¾b¨ cÖ¯—yZ

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_vKzb| (10) ¯’vbxq AvIqvgx jxM kvLvi †bZ„‡Z¡ Awej‡¤¦ evsjvi

cÖ‡Z¨KwU BDwbqb, gnj−v, _vbv, gnvKzgv I †Rjv ch©v‡q msMªvg

cwil` MVb Ki“b|

MZKvj (iweevi) igbv †im‡Kv‡m© DËvj Rbmgy`Ö‡K mv¶x

ivwLqv Zygyj KiZvwji g‡a¨ AvIqvgx jxMÐ cÖavb †kL gywReyi

ingvb e½evmxi Dc‡iv³ †Nvlbv K‡ib|

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ÔXvKv †eZvi eÜÕ wk‡ivbv‡g AviI GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

(óvd wi‡cvU©vi)

XvKv †eZv‡i AvIqvgx jxM cÖavb †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi e³„Zv

ix‡j bv Kivi cÖwZev‡` Ges evsjvi msMªvgx RbZvi cÖPÛ `vexi

gy‡L XvKv †eZv‡ii Kg©iZ mKj ev½vjx Kg©Pvixi mn‡hvwMZv bv

Kivi `i“b MZKvj (iweevi) weKvj nB‡Z XvKv †eZvi †K›`ª eÜ

nBqv wMqv‡Q| XvKv †eZvi †K›`ª eÜ nIqvi wZb N›Uv ci A_©¨vr mܨv

mv‡o 7 Uvq †eZvi fe‡bi Avw½bvq GKwU nvZ †evgv wbw¶ß nq|

GKwU Pjgvb Rxc nB‡Z D³ nvZ †evgv wbw¶ß nq| †evgv

we‡ùvi‡bi d‡j †Kvb Rvb gv‡ji ¶wZ nq bvB ewjqv mswk−ó gnj

nB‡Z Rvbv wMqv‡Q|

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ÔÔMZ ciï XvKv †im‡Kv‡m©i HwZnvwmK mgv‡e‡k e½eÜy †kL

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bv Kwiqv Zvnv‡`i wkwe‡i wdivBqv †bIqv I mvgwiK kvmb cÖZ¨vnvi

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(K) ‡WcywU KwgkbviMY I gnvKzgv kvmKeM© Zuvnv‡`i Awdm

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me©¯—‡ii Lv`¨ km¨ †cÖi‡Yi Rb¨ †ij KZ„©c¶‡K AMªvwaKv‡ii wfwˇZ

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(N) Kv÷gm wWDwU; G·mvBR wWDwU, †mj&m U¨v·mn mKj

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K¶ nB‡Z evwn‡i Avwmqv A‡c¶gvb mvsevw`K‡`i m‡½ cÖ_‡g Rbve

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e‡jb, XvKvq 10B gvP© cÖ¯—vweZ †Mvj †Uwej ‰eV‡K †hvM`v‡bi

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AvRv` 17 gvP© 1971

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e½eÜyi wb‡`©kB cvjb Kwi‡eb| (óvd wi‡cvU©vi)

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Rb¨ MwVZ AvIqvgx jxM mvnvh¨ Znwe‡j gy³ n‡¯— `vb Kivi Rb¨

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c~Y©fv‡e nq fvj ÐÐÐÐ bB‡j msMªv‡gi `yM©g c_ awiqvB Avgiv

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gva¨‡g †`‡ki Drcv`b ZrciZv ewa©Z n‡Z cv‡i Z¾b¨ evsjvi

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Mªnb K‡i‡Qb|

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m`m¨‡`i my¯úó f~wgKv i‡q‡Q e‡j Avgiv g‡b Kwi| m¦ m¦

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D‡`¨vM Mªn‡b m‡Pó n‡Z cv‡ib|mvgvwRK wbivcËv, kvwš— k„sLjv i¶v

Dbœqb cÖKí, Drcv`b ZrciZv BZ¨vw` †¶‡Î ÔK‡c−KwmwUÕ ev

RwUjZv †`Lv w`‡j RbM‡Yi Av¯’vkxj I wbe©vwPZ e¨w³ wnmv‡e †mB

RwUjZv wbim‡b cwil` m`m¨ eM©B m¦ m¦ GjvKvq KvR Pvwj‡q †h‡Z

cv‡ib| BDwbqb Ges gnj−v msMªvg cwil`¸wji ÔmvBW jvBbÕ

†`Iqvi e¨vcv‡i Zuviv KvR Ki‡Z cv‡ib ‰ea ms¯’v wnmv‡e| evsjvi

Av‡›`vj‡bi me©vwabvqK †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi cÖwZwU wb‡`©k hv‡Z

†`‡ki Rxeb cÖev‡ni cÖwZwU avivq mPj n‡Z cv‡i, cwil` m`m¨iv

†m e¨vcv‡i wbwðZfv‡e cÖ‡qvRbxq e¨e¯’v Mªnb Ki‡Z cv‡ib|

GBfv‡e †`‡ki engvb Av‡›`vjb‡K GKw`‡K Kv‡qgx m¦v‡_©i

aviKÐevnK I ¸ÛvÐZ¯‹i †kÖYxi ZrciZv †_‡K m‡e©vZfv‡e gy³

ivLv hvq, Ab¨w`‡K †`‡ki DbœqbÐDrcv`b ZrciZv‡K Pvjy ivLv hvq

Zvi m¦vfvweK Kvh©µ‡g| †`‡ki msMªvgx RbMY eZ©gvb Av‡›`vj‡b

m`v mRvM, m`v mwµq| †`‡ki wbe©vwPZ cÖwZwbwaeM© hw` GB

mRvMÐm‡PZb msMªvgx RbM‡Yi cv‡k G‡m `uvwo‡q cÖK…ZB †me‡Ki

f~wgKv Mªnb K‡ib Zvn‡j Av‡›`vj‡bi cÖevngvbZvi R‡b¨ Zv n‡e

LyeB Kvh©Ki|

evsjv‡`k GK Af~Zc~e© RvZxqZvev`x †PZbvq AvR †R‡M

D‡V‡Q| GB †PZbv‡K h_vh_ iƒc w`‡Z n‡e K‡g©| m¦vwaKvi AR©‡bi

†h P¨v‡jÄ AvR ev½vjx RvwZ Mªnb K‡i‡Q Ges †m P¨v‡jÄ †mB

RvwZ AvR GwM‡q P‡j‡Q, †mB P¨v‡jÄ wRZ&‡Z n‡j ev½vjxi

eZ©gvb Awnsm Amn‡hvM Av‡›`vj‡K m¦ÐPwi‡Î A¶~Yœ ivL‡Z n‡e,

Ae¨vnZ ivL‡Z n‡e Ges Gi cÖvY kw³‡K Av‡iv evov‡Z n‡e bZyb

DÏxcbvq| GK_v fy‡j †M‡j Pj‡e bv|

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21‡k gv‡P©i B‡Ëdv‡K ÔmZ¨vMªn Pwj‡ZB _vwK‡eÕ GB wk‡ivbv‡g

wbæwjwLZ msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

m¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi me©vwabvqK e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb

`„pZvi m‡½ †Nvlbv K‡ib, evsjv‡`k‡K K‡jvbx Kwiqv, evRvi Kwiqv

ivLvi w`b evwm nBqv wMqv‡Q| gyw³wccvmy mv‡o mvZ †KvwU ev½vjxi

Pyovš— weRq‡K c„w_exi †Kvb kw³B cÖwZnZ Kwi‡Z cvwi‡e bv|

‡kL mv‡ne MZKvj (kwbevi) Zuvnvi evmfe‡b †kvfvhvÎv

mnKv‡i mgvMZ RbZvi D‡Ï‡k¨ fvlY w`‡ZwQ‡jb| cÖwZw`‡bi gZ

MZKvjI ivRavbxi wewfbœ ¯’vb nB‡Z wecyj RbZv †kvfvhvÎv mnKv‡i

†kL mv‡n‡ei evmfe‡b AvMgb K‡i| Avi cÖwZwU †kvfvhvÎvq

AskMªnbKvix‡`i D‡Ï‡k¨B †kL mv‡ne msw¶ß e³„Zv †`b| MZKvj

hvnviv ‡kvfvhvÎv mnKv‡i e½eÜyi evmfe‡b Mgb K‡ib, Zvnv‡`i

g‡a¨ wQ‡jb BóvY© e¨vw¼s K‡c©v‡ik‡bi Kg©Pvix, b¨vkbvj e¨vs‡Ki

Kg©Pvix, XvKv cÖ‡KŠkj wek¦we`¨vj‡qi PZy_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix,

cÖv‡`wkK miKv‡ii PZy_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix Ges cÖv‡`wkK miKv‡ii

†m‡Uj‡g›U Kg©Pvixe„›`|

e³„Zv cÖm‡½ †kL mv‡ne e‡jb, evsjvi RbM‡Yi mvwe©K gyw³

AwR©Z bv nIqv ch©š— mZ¨vMªn Pwj‡e| RbZvi D‡Ï‡k¨ wZwb e‡jb,

Av‡›`vjb fvUv cwo‡Z w`‡eb bvÐmsMªv‡g ‰kw_j¨ Avwm‡j kΓc¶B

kw³kvjx nB‡e| wZwb e‡jb, Avgvi Avi wKQyB cvIqvi bvB|hv Avwg

cvBqvwQ, Bnvi †Kvb Zyjbv bvB| evsjvi gvby‡li wek¦vm I fvjevmv

jBqvB Avwg gwi‡Z PvB| Avi Zvi Av‡M evsjvi gvby‡li gyw³ PvB|

wZwb e‡jb, hZ evavB AvmyK, GB j¶¨ AR©‡bi msMªvg Ae¨vnZ

_vwK‡e| wZwb RYM‡Yi cÖwZ kvwš—c~Y©fv‡e Av‡›`vjb PvjvBqv hvevi

Avnevb Rvbvb|

21 †k gvP© Zvwi‡L AvRv` cwÎKvq wbæwjwLZ msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

AvRv` 21 gvP©, 1971

evsjv‡`k Avi evRvi nBqv _vwK‡e bv|

(óvd wi‡cvU©vi)

evsjvi gyw³ Av‡›`vj‡bi me©vwabvqK e½eÜy †kL gywReyi

ingvb MZKvj kwbevi AZ¨š— `„pZvi mwnZ †Nvlbv K‡ib †h,

evOvjxiv Avi †Mvjvg nBqv _vwK‡e bv| evsjv‡`k Avi evRvi wnmv‡e

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e¨eüZ nB‡e bv| hZw`b ch©š— bv evsjvi 7 †KvwU gvby‡li

ivR‰bwZK I A_©‰bwZK gyw³ bv Avwm‡e ZZw`b msMªvg Ae¨vnZ

_vwK‡e|

PZy_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix BDwbqb kÖwgKiv MZKvj kwbevi

wgwQjmnKv‡i e½eÜyi evmfe‡b Mgb Kwi‡j Zvnv‡`i D‡Ï‡k¨ cÖ`Ë

GK msw¶ß fvl‡Y e½eÜy Dc‡iv³ †Nvlbv K‡ib|

e½eÜy e‡jb †h, Avgiv evuwP‡Z nB‡j gvby‡li gZ euvwPe; Avi

gwi‡Z nB‡j ex‡ii gZ gwie| wZwb RbMY‡K myk„•Ljfv‡e gyw³

Av‡›`vjb PvjvBqv hvIqvi AvnŸvb RvbvBqv e‡jb, †h `vex Avgiv

†ck KwiqvwQ Zvnv Av`vq bv nIqv ch©š— msMªvg Ae¨vnZ _vwK‡e|

mfv I wgwQj

cÖvi‡¤¢ 4_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix BDwbq‡bi D‡`¨‡M evqZyj

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AbywôZ nq| mfvq `„p AwfgZ †cvlb Kiv nq ‡h, Avi Av‡cv‡li

jvBb bq| weMZ K‡qKw`†b †mbvevwnbx KZ„©K cvBKvix nv‡i MYnZ¨v

Av‡cv‡li iv¯—v wPiZ‡i eÜ Kwiqv w`qv‡Q| †h‡Kvb Z¨v‡Mi wewbg‡q

evsjvi m¦vaxbZvKvgx gvbyl Av‡cvlKvgx‡`i lohš¿‡K cÖwZnZ

Kwi‡e|

mfvq e³„Zv K‡ib 4_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix BDwbqb †bZv

AvjgMxi Kexi, Avãyj gvbœvb (BDwbqb m`m¨), AvwRR DwÏb, byi“j

Bmjvg I Avãyj gvbœvb (BDwbqb m¤úv`K) cÖgyL|

mfv‡k‡l we¶yä 4_© †kÖYx Kg©Pvix‡`i GK Ri“ix wgwQj ÔÔ

m¦vaxbZvi cÖ‡kœ Av‡cvl bqÕÕ ÔÔ m¦vaxbZvi msMªvg Pj‡eB Pj‡eÕÕ

cªf„wZ †k−vMvb mnKv‡i e½eÜyi evmfe‡b Mgb K‡i|

ÔAwnsmÐAmn‡hv‡Mi 19Zg w`em AwZevwnZÕ wk‡ivbv‡g AviI

GKwU msev` ‰`wbK B‡ËdvK cwÎKvq 21 †k gvP© Zvwi‡L cÖKvwkZ nqt (óvd

wi‡cvU©vi)

e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi Avnev‡b mviv evsjv‡`k

AwnsmÐAmn‡hvM Av‡›`vj‡bi MZKvj (kwbevi 19Zg) w`em AwZevwnZ

nq| †h mKj Awdm †Lvjv ivLvi Rb¨ e½eÜy wb‡`©k `vb Kwiqv‡Qb,

†Kej H ¸wj Qvov Avi mKj miKvix, AvavÐmiKvix Ges

m¦vqZ¡kvwmZ cÖwZôv‡bi Kg©PvixMY AwdmÐAv`vjZ eR©b Kwiqv kvwš—

I myk„sLjfv‡e Awnsmv Amn‡hvM Av‡›`vjb PvjvBqv hvB‡Z‡Qb|

MZKvj weKv‡j †bŠevwnbxi mv‡eK ‰mwbK‡`i D‡`¨v‡M †K›`ªxq

knx` wgbv‡i GK mgv‡ek KgvÛvi ( AemicÖvß) Rbve Rqbvj

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Av‡e`x‡bi mfvcwZ‡Z¡ AbywôZ nq| mfvq †bŠevwnbxi cÖv³b ‰mwbK

†gmvm© AvBqye †nv‡mb, Gg, G, †nv‡mb, †jt wmwÏKx cÖgyL e³„Zv

K‡ib| e³vMY evsjvi m¦vwaKvi i¶vi Rb¨ †mbvevwnbxi ev½vjx

‰mwbKMY‡KB †Kej evsjv‡`‡k wbhy³ ivLvi Rb¨ `vex Rvbvb| mfvq

M„nxZ GK cÖ¯—v‡e evsjv‡`k nB‡Z Awej‡¤¦ ‰mb¨ AcmviY Kivi

`vex Rvbvb nq| Aci GK cÖ¯—v‡e evsjvi Ôgyw³KvgxÕ gvby‡li mwnZ

mvwe©K mn‡hvwMZv Kivi Rb¨ †bŠ, wegvb I ¯’j evwnbxi cÖv³b

ev½vjx ‰mwbK‡`i cÖwZ Avnevb Rvbvb nq| BnvQvov, mfvq †bŠ, wegvb

Ges ¯’j evwnbxi cÖv³b ‰mwbK‡`i jBqv evsjv‡`‡k GKwU mshy³

gyw³ evwnbxi KgvÛ MV‡bi Rb¨ cÖv³b mKj ‰mwbK‡`i cÖwZ Avnevb

Rvbvb nq| mfvq XvKvmn evsjv‡`‡ki wewfbœ ¯’v‡b †mbvevwnbx KZ„©K

wbi¯¿ gvbyl‡K nZ¨v Kivi Zxeª wb›`v Kiv nq| mfv‡k‡l cÖv³b

†bŠÐ‰mwbK‡`i GK `xN© wgwQj wewfbœ c_ cwiµgb Kwiqv e½eÜyi

avbgwÛ¯’ evmfe‡b wMqv Zuvnvi mwnZ mv¶vr K‡ib Ges Zuvnvi

†bZ„‡Z¡ m¦vwaKvi cÖwZôvi Rb¨ †kl i³ we›`y `v‡bi cÖwZkª“wZ †`b|

(Amgvß)

22‡k gv‡P©i B‡Ëdv‡K ÔAv‡›`vjb Ae¨vnZ _vwK‡eÕ wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU

msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

MZKvj (iweevi) weKv‡j †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi avbgÛx¯’

evmfe‡bi m¤§y‡L mg‡eZ GK weivU RbZvi D‡Ï‡k¨ fvlY`vbKv‡j

†kL gywRe e‡jb †h, evsjv ‡`‡ki mvo 7 †KvwU gvby‡li AwaKvi

cÖwZwôZ bv nIqv ch©š— kvwš—c~Y© AwnsmÐAmn‡hvM Av‡›`vjZ Ae¨vnZ

_vwK‡e|

‡kL gywRe e‡jb, bxwZi cÖ‡kœ †KvbB Av‡cvl bvB Ges

Avgv‡`i fywgKv AZ¨š— cwi®‹vi| wZwb RbmvaviY‡K `vex Av`v‡qi

Rb¨ Pyovš— Z¨vM m¦xKv‡i cÖ¯—yZ _vKvi Avnevb Rvbvb|†kL mv‡ne

RbM‡Yi gyw³ AwR©Z bv nIqv ch©š— kvwš—c~Y© Av‡›`vjb Ae¨vnZ

ivLvi Avnevb RvbvBqv e‡jb †h, ey‡jUІe‡q‡bUØviv KLbI mv‡o

7 †KvwU ev½vjxi `vex‡K ¯—ä Kiv hvB‡e bv| wZwb e‡jb, knx‡`i

i³ `vb e„_v hvB‡e bv Ges RbM‡Yi Pyovš— weRq Aek¨B nB‡e|

‡kL gywRe e‡jb, Avgiv eû i³ w`qvwQ Ges cÖ‡qvRb nB‡j

AviI Z¨vM m¦xKvi Kwiqv AwaKvi cÖwZôv Kwie| evsjv‡`k‡K AviI

K‡jvbx I evRvi ivLv hvB‡e bv|wZwb ¸Re I we‡f` m„wóKvix‡`i

m¤ú‡K© mZK© _vwKqv Av‡›`vjb Ae¨vnZ ivLvi Avnevb Rvbvb| wZwb

e‡jb †h, myk„sLj I HK¨e× msMªvg Aek¨B mvdj¨ gwÛZ nB‡e|

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mvivw`bB †kL mv‡n‡ei evmvq eû wgwQj AvMgb K‡i|

22‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L B‡ËdvKmn msev`cÎmg~n Ôevsjvi m¦vwaKviÕ bv‡g

GKwU we‡kl msL¨v cÖKvk K‡i| B‡Ëdv‡Ki we‡kl msL¨vq Be‡b Avbmvi Ô†kL

gywRe evsjv‡`‡k me©gq ¶gZvi AwaKvixÕ wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU cÖeÜ †j‡Lb

| Bnv wbæiƒc t

Awnsm I Amn‡hvM Av‡›`vj‡bi mvdj¨gq 14k w`‡bi GB

Avb›`c~Y© gyû‡Z© GKwU fvl¨ cÖ`vb Kiv cÖ‡qvRb hv‡Z NUbv¸‡jv

GKwU h_vh_ `„wó‡Kv‡b AvYqb Kiv hvq| MZ c¶Kv‡ji g‡a¨ †h me

Kvh©µg AbywôZ n‡q‡Q, Zv‡Z ivR‰bwZK `„k¨c‡Ui Avg~j cwieZ©b

N‡U‡Q Ges m¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi Rb¨ bZyb w`Mš— D‡b¥vPb K‡i‡Q

Ges mv‡o 7 †KvwU Awaevmx Aa~y¨wlZ we‡k¦i GB As‡ki kvwš— I

¯’vwq‡Z¡i cÖwZ ûgwK cÖ`vb K‡i Avš—t AvÂwjK m¤ú‡K©i e¨vcv‡i Avi

GK avc bZyb AebwZi m~Pbv K‡i‡Q|

GB weivU ivR‰bwZK Av‡›`vj‡bi HwZnvwmK Zvrch© GB

NUbvµ‡gi g‡a¨ wbwnZ †h, Bmjvgvev‡` Aew¯’Z GKwU `~iwaMg¨

cÖwZwbwaZ¡nxb miKv‡ii KvQ †_‡K ew›`Z¡ I `vm‡Z¡i wbMo †_‡K|

ivR‰bwZK gyw³i Rb¨ GUv n‡jv GKwU Pig ivR‰bwZK msMªvg| GKwU

m¤ú~Y© GK c¶Kvj hver Bmjvgvev‡` Aew¯’Z miKv‡ii

Av‡`kÐwb‡`©k †KejgvÎ K¨v›Ub‡g›U¸‡jv e¨ZxZ c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi

†Kv_vI KvR K‡iwb|

Gj, A‡cb‡nwqb Zuvi weL¨vZ ÔÔAvš—Rv©wZK AvBbÕÕ bvgK cy¯—

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mve©‡fŠg‡Z¡ †hЇKvb cvw_©e ¶gZv †_‡K m¤ú~Y© m¦vaxb| mve©‡fŠg‡Z¡i

GB mve©Rbxb m¦¦xK…wZ e¨vL¨vi e‡j †kL gywRei ingvb MZ 14w`b

hver c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi mv‡o 7 †KvwU RbM‡Yi me©gq ¶gZvi

AwaKvix|

‡kL gywReyi ingvb RbM‡Yi KvQ †_‡K ‰eafv‡e cÖvß m‡e©v”P

¶gZv AvBbvbyMfv‡eB cÖ‡qvM Ki‡Qb| c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi RbM‡Yi

mve©‡fŠg‡Z¡i AvBbZt Aby‡gv`b wZwb GB Kvi‡Y cÖv_©Yv K‡ib wb

†h, wZwb GL‡bv ch©š— Avkv K‡ib Ges Avš—wiKZvi m‡½ †Póv

K‡i‡Qb hv‡Z GKwU †hŠ_ kvmb e¨e¯’vi Aax‡b mve©‡fŠg Askx`vi

wnmv‡e AÂj `yÕ‡Uv mn Ae¯’vb Ki‡Z cv‡i|

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mvgwiK Kg©Pvixe„›` KZ„©K kvwmZ n‡e Ggb cvwK¯—v‡bi

Rb¨ RbMY msMªvg K‡iwb Ges c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi e¨vcv‡i cwiw¯’wZwU

Av‡iv †ekx AvcwËRbK| †Kbbv, AwaKvsk mvgwiK Kg©PvixivB GB

†`‡ki mš—vb bb| AvR‡Ki cvwK¯—vb mk¯¿ evwnbxi cªavbZt cwðg

cvwK¯—vbx‡`i ØvivB MwVZ|

‡cÖwm‡W›U Bqvwnqv Lv‡bi GLb wbRm¦ †Kvb cQ›`ÐAcQ›`

†bB| nq Zv‡K ivóªxq kvmb e¨e¯’v A¶~Yœ ivL‡Z n‡e, wew”QbœZvi

nvZ †_‡K †`k i¶v Ki‡Z n‡e A_ev mshy³ cvwK¯—v‡bi me©†kl

‡cÖwm‡W›U wnmv‡e BwZnv‡mi cvZvq bvg †jLv‡Z n‡e| ev¯—weK c‡¶B

mgq AwZevwnZ n‡q hv‡”Q Ges e›`yK ev †eq‡bU bq, †KejgvÎ

`~i`„wó I ivR‰bwZK cÖÁvB ivóªxq e¨e¯’v A¶yYœ ivL‡Z cv‡i| hw`

BwZnv‡mi cUf~wg‡Z wZwb Avš—t AvÂwjK m¤ú‡K©i w`‡K `„wócvZ

K‡ib Zv n‡j GKgvÎ wZwbB gnvb `~i`„wó I D”P ivR‰bwZK cÖÁv

cÖ`k©‡b m¶g nB‡eb hv GB msKU wbimb Ki‡Z cvi‡e|

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GB ivR‰bwZK wbcxob ZLbB m‡e©v”P ch©v‡q DcbxZ nq hLb

c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi me©vwaK RbwcÖq †bZv dRjyj nK I †mvnivIqv`x©i

†hvM¨ DËivwaKvi †kL gywRei ingvb‡K Kvivš—iv‡j _vKvKv‡j

Z_vKw_Z AvMiZjv lohš¿ gvgjvi GK b¤¦i Avmvgx Kiv nq|

GB mg‡qi g‡a¨ eû †bZv, RvbvÐARvbv QvÎ I kÖwgKiv

i³cvZ K‡i‡Qb Ges Kviv`Û †fvM K‡i‡Qb| GB me eQ‡i cÖù

ywUZ †hŠe‡b ¯¿xÐcy‡Îi †cÖg I †mœnÐewÂZ Zviv KvivcÖvPx‡ii

wbtm½ cÖ‡Kv‡ô w`b KvwUqv‡Qb| Zvunv‡`i wbtm½Zvq wbh©vZb I

jvÂbv 7g m¦M© Øv‡i ‡cŠuQ‡Z cvi‡Zv, wKš‘ AvBqye Kv‡b Zv

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BwZnv‡mi cUf~wg‡Z †kL gywReyi ingvb Ges RyjwdKvi Avjx

fy‡Ævi ivR‰bwZK †bZ„‡Z¡i g‡a¨ †gŠj ¸YMZ cv_©K¨ i‡q‡Q| fy‡Æv

`xN© AvU ermiKvj AvBqye Lv‡bi K¨vweZuvi mvsMVwbK cÖwZfv

m‡e©vcwi Zvi wbtm¦v_©Zv I Amg mvnm Zuv‡K Zuvi mgqKv‡ji

Kvwnbxi bvqK K‡i M‡o Zy‡j‡Q| Zuvi RbM‡Yi m¦vwaKv‡ii Rb¨ wZwb

üó g‡b †h kvwiixK wbh©vZb †fvM K‡i‡Qb ZvB Zuv‡K `vb K‡i‡Q|

Acwimxg AvZ¥xK kw³ | mwZ¨Kvi mvaycyi“l g¨v_y¨ e‡j‡Qb, ÔÔmZ¨

Kvi‡Yi Rb¨ hviv wbh©vZb †fvM K‡i ZvivB †mŠfvM¨evb|ÕÕ

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23‡k gv‡P©i B‡Ëdv‡K ÔAvR †_‡K Avgiv Avi cÖv³b bB ÐÕ

wk‡ivbv‡g wbæwjwLZ msev` cÖKvwkZ nqt

‡bZv I RbZvi mwnZ GKvZ¥Zv †Nvlbv cÖm‡½ AemicÖvß

‰mwbK, bvweK I ‰egvwbKMY|

wegvb, †bŠ Ges ¯’j evwnbxi cÖv³b ‰mwbKMY e½eÜy †kL

gywReyi ingv‡bi Kg©m~Px‡K me©vZ¥Kfv‡e mdj Kwiqv †Zvjvi Rb¨

MZKvj (‡mvgevi) kc_ Mªnb Kwiqv‡Qb| MZKvj weKv‡j evqZyj

†gvKviig cÖv½‡bi Av‡qvwRZ wegvb, †bŠ Ges ¯’j evwnbxi cÖv³b

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‰mwbK‡K wbR wbR GjvKvi AvIqvgx jxM msMªvg cwil` Ges

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Kivi Rb¨ Avnevb Rvbvb nq|

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e½eÜyi †bZ„‡Z¡ m¦vwaKvi AR©‡bi Rb¨ Zvnv‡`i GB m¤ú` Kv‡R

jvMv‡bvi w`b Avwmqv‡Q ewjqv Zvnviv D‡j−L K‡ib| Zuvnviv Zuvnv‡`i

AwfÁZv‡K RbmvaviY‡K cÖ¯—yZ Ges myk„sLj Kwiqv Mwoqv †Zvjvi

e¨vcv‡i wb‡qvwRZ Kivi Rb¨ cÖv³b ‰mwbK‡`i cÖwZ Avnevb Rvbvb

nq| D‡j−L¨ e½eÜyi Awnsm Amn‡hvM Av‡›`vj‡bi mwnZ GKvZ¥Zv

†Nvlbv Kwiqv AviI e‡jb †h, fwel¨‡Z e½eÜy hLb †Kvb Kv‡R

Zvnvw`M‡K WvwK‡eb, Dnv‡Z mvov †`Iqvi Rb¨ Zuvnviv cÖ¯—yZ|

Zuvnviv j¶¨ AR©‡bi Rb¨ †`‡ki Af¨š—‡i kvwš—Ðk„sLjv Ges

mv¤cÖ`vwqK m¤cÖxwZ i¶v Ges Drcv`b e¨e¯’v Ae¨vnZ ivLvi Rb¨

mK‡ji cÖwZ Avnevb Rvbvb| D‡j−L‡hvM¨ †h, RvwZi GB µvwš—j‡Mœ

cÖv³b ‰mwbK‡`i K_v ïwbevi Rb¨ evqZyj †gvKviig cÖv½‡Y wecyj

RbmgvMg nq| RbmvaviY gv‡S gv‡S nl©aŸwY Ges KiZvwj w`qv

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K‡ib| wgwQjwU evqZyj †gvKviig cÖv½Y nB‡Z iIqvbv w`qv †K›`ªxq

knx` wgbv‡i Mgb K‡i| Zuvnviv fvlv Av‡›`vj‡bi exi knx`v‡bi

D‡Ï‡k¨ knx` wgbv‡i c~Y© mvgwiK gh©v`v mnKv‡i cy®úgvj¨ Ac©Y

K‡ib| Bnvi ci Zvnviv KzPKvIqvR mnKv‡i e½eÜyi avbgÛx¯’

evmfe‡b Mgb Kwiqv Zuvnvi mwnZ mv¶vr K‡ib| ‰mwbK‡`i wgwQ‡ji

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avbgÛx¯’ evmfeb ch©š— mvivwU c‡_ Zvunviv iv¯—vi `yB cv‡k¦©i

D‡ØwjZ RbZvB nl©awb Ges KiZvwj jvf K‡ib|

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QvwoeÕÕ wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

MZKvj (‡mvgevi) m¦xq evmfe‡bi m¤§y‡L Rgv‡qZ wecyj

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‡gwkbMvb wKQyB Rbmvavi‡Yi gyw³ †iva Kwi‡Z cvwi‡e bv| †kL

gywRe 7†KvwU ev½vjxi gyw³ AwR©Z bv nIqv ch©š— †hЇKvb Z¨vM

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MZKvj mKvj nB‡ZB AmsL¨ wgwQj †kL gywR‡ei evmfe‡b

G‡Ki ci GK Avwm‡Z _v‡K Ges evi eviB †kL gywRe †kvfvhvGx‡`i

D‡Ï‡k¨ msw¶ß fvlY`vb K‡ib| cÖ‡Z¨KwU wgwQjB RbZvi AwaKvi

Av`v‡qi `„ß kc‡_ gyLi wQj|

e³„Zv cÖm‡½ †kL gywRe k„sLjv c~Y© cwi‡e†k Av‡›`vjb

PvjvBqv hvIqvi cÖ‡qvRbxqZvi Dci ¸i“Z¡ Av‡ivc Kwiqv e‡jb

†h, k„sLjve× msMªvg e¨vwZ‡i‡K Pyovš— weRq AR©b m¤¢e bq| wZwb

e‡jb, hvnviv evox evox ‡Rvi Kwiqv Pvu`v Av`vq Kwiqv †eovq

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Avi gvi LvB‡Z ivRx bB| knx`‡`i i³ e„_v hvB‡Z †`Iqv nB‡e

bv; cÖ‡qvRb nB‡j AviI i³ w`e| wKš‘ Gevi my‡`ÐAvm‡j evsjvi

`vex Av`vq Kwiqv Avwbe| evsjv‡`k‡K Avi K‡jvbx I evRvi Kwiqv

ivLv hvB‡e bv| m‡Z¨i Rb¨ Avgiv msMªvg Kwi‡ZwQ; Rq Avgv‡`i

Aek¨B nB‡e|

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‡kL gywRe `vex Av`v‡qi Rb¨ †hЇKvb Z¨vM m¦xKv‡i cÖ¯—yZ

_vKvi Avnevb Rvbvb| †kL gywRe e‡jb †h, †`‡k RbM‡Yi miKvi

Kv‡qg nB‡j Ab¨vqfv‡e Kvnv‡KI AvUK ivLv nB‡e bv|.

ZvnvQvov, 23 gv‡P©i B‡Ëdv‡K QvÎ msMªvg cwil‡`i cwiKwíZ evsjv‡`‡ki

cZvKvi GKwU Qwe gyw`ÖZ nq|

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ï‡bwQ H, gv‰ft gv‰ft gv‰ft wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

(óvd wi‡cvU©vi)

we¶yä evsjvi ey‡K Awnsm Amn‡hvM Av‡›`v‡ji DËvj Zi‡½i

AvNv‡Z AvNv‡Z HwZnvwmK jv‡nvi cÖ¯—ve Mªn‡Yi m¥viK w`em 23‡k

gvP© MZKvj (g½jevi) wPivPwiZ AvbyôvwbKZvq Avi cvwjZ nq

bvB| evsjvi gyw³ Avi m¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi i³Siv cUf~wgKvq

Ôm¦vaxb evsjv ‡`k †K›`ªxq QvÎÐmsMªvg cwil`Õ I m¦vaxb evsjv‡`k

†K›`ªxq kÖwgK msMªvg cwil‡`i Wv‡K MZKv‡ji w`bwU evsjv‡`k

e¨vcx cÖwZ‡iva w`emÕ wnmv‡e cvwjZ nBqv‡Q| evsjv‡`‡ki

ivRavbx XvKvq miKvix †emiKvix febmg~‡n, evoxÐN‡i,

hvbevn‡b Kv‡jvcZvKvi cvkvcvwk MZKvj msMªvg cwil` cwiKwíZ

m¦vaxb evsjvi cZvKv DÇxqb Kiv nq| XvKv kn‡i mvgwiK Kov

†eóbxi QÎQvqvq wegvb e›`i febwU‡Z cvwK¯—v‡bi cZvKv Dwo‡Z

†`Lv hvq| msiw¶Z GjvKv ‡cÖwm‡W›Ufeb I cvUfe‡b cvwK¯—v‡bi

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DÇxqb Kiv nq| MZKvj cÖwZ‡iva w`em cvjb Dcj‡¶ ivRavbx

XvKvi MYÐRxe‡b MYÐAv‡›`vj‡bi mvM‡i fivKvUv‡ji †Rvqvi †`Lv

†`q| QvÎ msMªvg cwil‡`i e¨e¯’vcbvq AvDUvi †ówWqv‡g

m¦vaxbZv Av‡›`vj‡bi AMª‰mwbK QvÎ QvÎxiv ‡h ex‡ivwPZ

KzPKvIqvR cwi‡ekb K‡ib, m¦vwaKvi wccvmy nvRvi nvRvi bibvix

Avb›` D”Qj wKš‘ eRªK‡Vvi kc‡_i `y¨wZ‡Z `xß GK Ac~e©

cwi‡e‡k Zvnv Ae‡jvKb K‡ib|evsjvi Zi“b‡`i GB KzPKvIqv‡Ri

ga¨ w`qv MZKvj evsjvi AvKv‡k evZv‡m evsOvjxiv gvby‡li gZ

gwievi I euvwPevi AvZ¥cÖZ¨‡qi †h Awbe©vY m¦v¶i enb Kwiqv‡Q

Zvnv AZyjbxq, A`„k¨c~e©, Akª“Zc~Y©| mKvj nB‡Z ivZ ch©š— XvKvi

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iv¯—vq exi evOvjxi AMwYZ wgwQj ïay Kvgbv evmbv I AvKv•Lvi

aŸwb‡K cÖwZaŸwbZ Kwiqv wMqv‡Q AwekÖvš— Rjavivi gZ| wgwQ‡j

wgwQ‡j mfvmwgwZ‡Z RbZvi KÚ †hb †Kewj ewj‡Z Pvwnqv‡Q t

ÔïK‡bv Mv‡½ AvmyK

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fv½‡bi RqMvb MvI

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Avgiv ï‡bwQ H

gv‰ft gv‰ft gv‰ftÕ

MZKvj wQj e½eÜyi wb‡`©‡k miKvix QywUi w`b|

m¦vaxb evsjv †`k †K›`ªxq QvÎ msMªvg cwil` KZ©„K GB w`em

Dcj‡¶¨ M„nxZ Kg©m~Px Abyhvqx MZKvj †fv‡i cÖfvZ †dix,

knx`v‡bi gvRvi †RqviZ, wewfbœ miKvix †emiKvix evmfeb Ges

cÖwZôv‡b m¦vaxb evsjvi cZvKv D‡Ëvjb, ADUvi †ówWqv‡g Rq

evsjv evwnbxi KzPKvIqvR Abyôvb Ges m¦vaxb evsjv‡`k †K›`ªxq

kÖwgK msMªvg cwil` KZ„©K evqZyj †gvKviig cÖv½‡Y Rbmfv

Abyôvb Kiv nq|

cÖfvZ †dix

cÖwZ‡iva w`em Dcj‡¶ MZKvj †fvi 6Uvq m¦vaxb evsjv†`k

†K›`ªxq QvÎ msMªvg cwil‡`i D‡`¨‡M cÖfvZ †dix mnKv‡i

AwRgcyi †Mvi¯’v‡b mgvwnZ knx` mv‡R©›U Rûi“j n‡Ki gvRvi¯’

Ôm¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡b wb‡Z wewfbœ knx`‡`i gvRvi †RqviZ Ges

†K›`ªxq knx` wgbv‡i cy®úgvj¨ Ac©Y Kiv nq|

Ôm¦vaxb evsjv‡`k †K›`ªxq QvÎ msMªvg cwil‡`i Õ Avnev‡b

cÖwZ‡iva w`em cvjb Dcj‡¶¨ MZKvj †fv‡i ivRavbx XvKvi

†m‡µUvwi‡qU feb, nvB‡KvU©, ivRvievM cywjk jvBbmn wewfbœ

miKvix, AvavÐmiKvix, †eÐmiKvix cÖwZôvb, evmfeb Ges e¨emv

cÖwZôvb, wk¶v cÖwZôvb Ges QvÎvevmmg~‡ni Pyovq evsjv †`‡ki

cZvKv D‡Ëvjb Kiv nq|

m¦vaxb evsjv‡`k †K›`ªxq QvÎ msMªvg cwil‡`i Kg©m~Pxi g‡a¨

Ab¨Zg AvKl©b wQj mKvj 9Uvq AvDUvi †ówWqv†g Rq evsjv evwnbxi

AvbyôvwbK KzPKvIqvR Ges hy‡×i gnov|

ÔKg©cš’v wba©vi‡Yi fvi Avgvi Dci Qvwoqv w`bÕ wk‡ivbv‡g Avi

GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t (óvd wi‡cvU©vi)

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we¶yä evsjvi `k w`M‡š— me©vZ¥K gyw³ Av‡›`vj‡bi

cUf~wg‡Z bqv Avw½‡K Avwef~©Z †ZB‡k gv‡P©i Awem¥iYxq w`‡b

eb¨vi †mªv‡Zi gZ m¦xq evmfe‡b mgvMZ RbZvi D‡Ï‡k¨

fvlY`vbKv‡j m¦vwaKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi me©vwabvqK e½eÜy †kL gywReyi

ingvb cybivq e‡jb, ÔGev‡ii msMªvg gyw³i msMªvg, hZw`b

mv‡omvZ †KvwU ev½vjxi mvwe©K gyw³ AwR©Z bv nB‡e, hZw`b GKRb

ev½vjx euvwPqv _vwK‡e, GB msMªvg Avgv‡`i Pwj‡eB Pwj‡e| g‡b

ivwL‡eb, Kg i³cv‡Zi gva¨†g whwb Pyovš— j¶¨ AR©b Kwi‡Z cv‡ib,

wZwbB †miv wmcvnkvjvi| ZvB evsjvi RbM‡Yi cÖwZ Avgvi

wb‡`©kÐmsMªvg PvjvBqv hvb, k„sLjv eRvq ivLyb, msMªv‡gi Kg©cš’v

wba©vi‡Yi fvi Avgvi DciB Qvwoqv w`b|Õ

‡kL mv‡ne Zvnvi fvl‡Y AviI e‡jb, evsjvi `vexi cÖ‡kœ

†Kvb Av‡cvl bvB| eû i³ w`qvwQ, cÖ‡qvRb‡ev‡a AviI i³ w`e,

wKš‘ gyw³i j‡¶¨ Avgiv †cŠuwQeB| evsjvi gvbyl‡K Avi civaxb

Kwiqv ivLv hvB‡e bv| wZwb e‡jb, Avgiv mgm¨vi kvwš—c~Y© mgvavb

PvB| wKš‘ hw` Zv m¤¢e bv nq, mv‡o mvZ †KvwU ev½vjxi m¦vaxb

†`‡ki m¦vaxb bvMwiK wnmv‡e euvwPqv _vKvi j¶¨ AR©‡bi msMªvg

Avgv‡`i Pwj‡ZB _vwK‡e| GB msMªv‡gi cš’v wK nB‡e Dnv AvwgB

wVK Kwiqv w`e, †m fvi Avgvi DciB Qvwoqv w`b| †kvlK ÐKv‡qgx

m¦v_©ev`x‡`i wKfv‡e ch©~`¯— Kwi‡Z nq Avwg Rvwb| wZwb e‡jb

AZyjbxq HK¨, bRxiwenxb msMªgx †PZbv Avi cÖksmbxq k„sLjv

†ev‡ai cwiPq w`qv evsjvi gvbyl cÖgvb Kwiqv w`qv‡Q †h, kw³i

†Rv‡i Zvnv‡`i Avi `vevBqv ivLv hvB‡e bv| KvK WvKv †fvi nB‡Z

ivRc_ Rbc` c−vweZ Kwiqv kni I kniZwji wewfbœ w`K nB‡Z

ARmª RbZvi †mªvZ cÖevwnZ nB‡Z _v‡K e½eÜyi evmfe‡bi

w`‡K|wgwQ‡ji ci wgwQj | mKvj nB‡Z 10 N›Uv mg‡q 6wU gwnjv

wgwQj mn Aš—Zt 55wU †QvUeo wgwQj MZKvj †kL mv‡n‡ie evm

fe‡b AvMgb Kwiqv Ôgnvb RvwZi gnvb †bZviÕ cÖwZ AKzÚ Av¯’vi

cybive„wË Ges msMªv‡gi `yR©q kc‡_i m¦v¶i ivwLqv hvq| †mB

wgwQ‡ji mgy‡`Ö nv‡Z nv‡Z jvwV ej−g, e›`yK, †Pv‡L gy‡L gyw³i `xß

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†KvwU cÖv‡Yi A‡gvN m½xZ ÔRq evsjvÕi mNb g‡š¿ MwR©qv MwR©qv

DwV‡Z _v‡K|†ZBk eQi awiqv evsjvi `k w`M‡š— †h cvwK¯—vbx

cZvKv Dwoqv‡Q, †h cvwK¯—vb w`em cvwjZ nBqv‡Q, †hfv‡e miKvix

e¨e¯’vcbvq mfvÐmwgwZ nBqv‡Q Avi ‡mBme Abyôv‡b

ivRc‡_ÐRbc‡_ AwaKvi ewÂZ MYgvbyl ¶¨vcv cvM‡ji gZ ÔcvwK¯—

vb Avi m¦vaxbZvÕ LyuwRqv †eovBqv‡Q, MZKvj‡Ki w`bwU Zvi

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Avemvb m~Pbv Kwiqv RbZv‡K bem~‡h©i bqv‡jv‡K bqv cZvKvi

w`KÐwb‡`©‡k cÖv‡Yi Uv‡b Uvwbqv wbqv‡Q RvwZi fvM¨ wbqš—v e½eÜyi

evmfe‡b| Avi evg nv‡Z evsjv†`‡ki cZvKv D‡aŸ© Zywjqv Wvb nvZ

RbZvi w`‡K evovBqv w`qv evsjvi gyKzU nxb mgªvU mv‡o mvZ †KvwU

gvby‡li AvZ¥vi ¯ú›`b‡K GK‡Î R‡ov Kwiqv MwR©qv DwVqv‡Qb,

Ôevsjvi gvbyl KvnviI Ki“bvi cvÎ bq| Avcb kw³i `yR©q

¶gZve‡jB Zviv gyw³ wQbvBqv Avwb‡e| Rq evsjvÐevsjvi Rq

Awbevh© Õ|

MZKvj AMwYZ RbZv e½eÜyi evmfe‡b Mgb K‡i| Zb¥‡a¨

wQj QvÎjx‡Mi Rqevsjv evwnbx, U¨vw· WªvBevi, mvB‡Kj †kvfvhvÎx,

gwnjv I QvÎx, KviLvbvi kÖwgK, Awd‡mi Kg©Pvix Ges Ab¨vb¨

wewfbœ †ckvi bvMwiK| Rq evsjv evwnbx myk„sLjfv‡e †bZv‡K

Awfb›`b Ávcb K‡i|

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cÖm‡½Õ wk‡ivbv‡g GKwU msev` cÖKvwkZ nq t

MZKvj (g½jevi) msev` cÖwZôvb ÔGbvÕ KZ„©K cwi‡ewkZ

GK msev‡` ejv nBqv‡Q †h, eZ©gvb ivR‰bwZK msKU wbim‡bi c‡_

cÖ_g c`‡¶c wnmv‡e Lye m¤¢et GK `yB w`‡bi g‡a¨ c~e© I cwðg

cvwK¯—v‡bi wbe©vwPZ cÖwZwbwa‡`i nv‡Z ¶gZv n¯—vš—wiZ nB‡Z

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mvgwiK kvmb cÖZ¨vnv‡ii e¨vcviwU‡K AvBbZt wm× Kivi Rb¨

we‡klÁ cÖ‡qvRbxq AvBb cÖYq‡bi e¨vc„Z Av‡Qb|

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cvIqv wMqv‡Q|

wek¦Z¡m~‡Î cÖvß Le‡i cÖKvk Aš—e©Zx©jxb cÖkvmb e¨e¯’v

wZb gv‡mi Rb¨ Kv‡qg Kiv nB‡Z‡Q| GB wZb gv‡mi g‡a¨ RvZxq

cwil` m`m¨iv Dfq cÖ‡`‡k cÖ_‡g c„_Kfv‡e, c‡i †hŠ_fv‡e

kvmbZvwš¿K dg~©jv mve¨¯— Kivi Rb¨ ewm‡eb| GBfv‡e kvmbZš¿

iwPZ nIqvi ci bqv kvmbZ‡š¿i Aax‡b bqv miKvi MVb Kiv nB‡e|

Dwj−wLZ cwiKíbv ev¯—evq‡bi Rb¨ AvBb Dc‡`óviv cÖ‡qvRbxq

AvBbvbyM wewa weavb BwZg‡a¨B cÖYqb cÖvq m¤úbœ Kwiqv‡Qb ewjqv

g‡b Kiv nB‡Z‡Q| AvMvgx 25‡k gv‡P©i g‡a¨ mgm¨vejxi mgvavb bv

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nB‡j evsjv†`k AbwZwej‡¤¦ wb‡Ri c_ wb‡R evwQqv jBevi m¤¢vebv

Av‡Q ewjqvI Rvbv wMqv‡Q|

ÔcÖv³b ‰mwbK‡`i GKvZ¥ZvÕ wk‡ivbv‡g wbæwjwLZ GKwU m¤úv`Kxq

cÖKvwkZ nq t

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weª‡MwWqvi gRyg`vi 1999 m‡b GKwU mv¶vrKvi cª`vb K‡ib| 24‡k gvP© ZvwiL

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Pvc w`‡Z _vKj| wgU&Vv Lvb e¨w³MZfv‡e Avgvi m‡½ †`Lv

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hZ`~i Rvbv hvq Bqvwnqv Lvb KivwP wegvb e›`‡i AeZi‡Yi Av‡MB wbw`©ó mg‡qi

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University Press, Karachi, 1977 m‡b cÖ_g cÖKvk K‡i|

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c~e© cvwK¯—v‡bi Ae¯’v m¤ú‡K© h_vh_ ivR‰bwZK c`‡¶c jBevi cª‡kœ

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I cannot destroy my base.’ cÖZxqgvb nq †h Zvnvi West Pakistan base wVK ivwL‡Z

wMqv wZwb cvwK¯—vb aŸsm K‡ib|

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7B gv‡P©i mKvj †ejv cvwK¯—vb¯’ hy³iv‡óªi ivóª`~Z wg dvi&j¨vÛ †kL

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wmwÏK mvwj‡Ki fvlvq mvgwiK Awfhvb I †kL gywR‡ei †MªdZvi GBfv‡e

Avi¤¢ nq ( Witness to Surrender, P-75) :

Ô Thus the action had started before schedule. There was no point now in

sticking to the prescribed H-hour. The gates of hell had been cast open.

When the first shot had been fired, ‘the voice of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

came faintly through on a wavelength close to that of the official Pakistan

Radio. In what must have been, and sounded like, a pre-recorded message,

the Sheikh proclaimed East Pakistan to be the People’s Republic of Bangla

Desh.

The full text of the proclamation is published in Bangla Desh

Documents released by the Indian Foreign Minstry. It said, ‘ This may be

my last mesage. From today Bangla Desh is independent. I call upn the

people of Bangla Desh is independent. I call upon the people of Bangla

Desh, wherever you are and with whatever you have, to resist the army of

occupation to the last. Your fight must go on until the last soldier of the

Pakistan occupation army is expelled from the soil of Bangla Desh and final

victory is achieved.Õ( witness to surrender ) |

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SOME EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS

“ HOW DACCA PAID FOR A ‘UNITED PAKISTAN”

Report by Simon Dring of Daily Telegraph, London.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, East Pakistan’s popular political leader,

was seen being taken away by the army, and nearly all the top members of

his Awami League Party have also been arrested.

Leading political activities have been arrested, others are dead, and

the offices of two papers which supported Mujibur’s movement have been

destroyed

But the first target as the tanks rolled into Dacca on the night of

Thursday, March 25, seems to have been the students.

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An estimated three battalions of troops were used in the attack on

Dacca-One of armoured, one of artillery and one of infantry. They started

leaving their barracks shortly before 10 p.m. By 11, firing had broken out

and the people who had started to erect makesshift barricades-overturned

cars, three stumps furniture, concrete piping-became early casualties.

Sheikh Mujibur was warned by telephone that something was

happening but he refused to leave his house. “If I go into hiding they will

burn the whole of Dacca to find me, “ he told an aide who escaped arrest.

The students were also warned, but those who were still around later

said that most of them thought they would only be arrested. Led by

American supplied M-24 World War II tanks, one column of troops sped

to Dacca University shortly after midnight. Troops tookover the British

Council Liberary and used it as a fire base from which to shell nearby

dormitory areas.

Caught completely by surprise, some 200 students were killed in

Iqbal Hall, headquarters of the militantly anti-government student’s union, I

was told. Two days later, bodies were still smouldering in burnt-out rooms,

others were scattered outside, more floated in a nearby lake, an art student

lay sparawled across his easel.

The military removed many of the bodies, but the 30 bodies till there

could never have accounted for all the blood in the corridors of Iqbal Hall.

At another hall, reportedly, soldiers buried the dead in a hastily dug

massgrave which was then bull-dozed over by tanks. People living near the

university were caught in the fire too, and 200 yards of sbanty houses

running alongside a railway line were destroyed.

Army Patrols also razed nearly market area. Two days later, when it

was possible to get out and see all this, some of the market’s stall-owners

were still lying as though asleep, their blankets pulled up over their

shoulders. In the same district, the Dacca Medical College received direct

bazooka fire and a mosque was badly damaged.

As the university came under attack other columns of troops moved

in on the Rajarbag headquarters of the East Pakistan Police, on the other

side of the city. Tanks open fire first, witness said: then the troops moved

in and levelled the men’s sleepging quarters, firing incendiary rounds into

the buildings. People living opposite did not know how many died there,

but out of the 1,100 police based there not many are believed to have

escaped.

Mujib’s arrest

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As this was going on, other unitis had surrounded the Sheikh’s

house. When contacted shortly before 1 a.m. he said that he was expected

an attack any minute and had sent everyone except his servants and

bodyguard away to safety.

A neighbour said that at 1-10 a.m., one tank, an armoured car, and

trucks loaded with troops drove down the street firing over the house.

“Sheikh you should come down”, an officer called out in English as they

stopped outside. Mujibur stepped out onto his belcony and said, “ Yes, I am

ready, but there is no need to fire. All you need to have done is call me on

the telephone and I would have come”.

The officer then walked into the yard and told Mujibur: “You are

arrested”.

He was taken away along with three servants, an aide and his

bodyguard, who was badly beaten up when he started to insult the officer.

One man was killed- a night watchman hiding behind the fence of the house

next door.

As the Sheikh was driven off-presumably to army headquarters-the

sholders moved into the house, took away all documents, smashed

everything in sight looked the garded gate, shot down the green, red and

yellow “Bangladesh” flag and drove away.

By 2 O’ Clock Friday Fires were burring all over the city, and troops had occupied the

university and surrounding areas.

There was still heavy shelling in some areas, but the fighting was

beginning to slacken noticeably. Opposite the Intercontimental Hotel

Platoon of troops stored the empty office of “The People” newspaper

burning it down along with most houses in the area and killing the night

watchman.

City lies silent Shortly before dawn most firing had stopped, and as the sun came

up an eerie silence settled over the city, deserted and completely dead

except for noise of the crows and the occasional convoy of toops or two or

three tanks rumbling by mopping up.

At noon, again without warning, columns of troops poured into the

old section of the city where more than 1 million people lived in a

sprawling maze of narrow, winding streets.

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For the next 11 hours, they devastated large areas of the “old town”

as it is called, where Sheikh Mujibur had some of his atrongest support in

Dacca English Road, French Road, Nazira Bazar, City Bazar were burned to

the ground.

“They suddenly appeared at the end of the street”, said one old man

living in French Niar Bazar area. “Then they drove down it, firing into all

the houses”.

The lead unit was followed by soldiers carrying cans of gasoline.

Those who tried to escape were shot. Those who stayed were burnt alive.

Abut 700 men, women and children died there that day between noon and 2

p.m. I was told.

The pattern was repeated in at least three other areas of upto a half

squarte mile or more. Police stations in the old town were also attacked.

Constables killed “I am looking for my constables”, a police inspector said on

Saturday morning as he wandered through the ruins of one of the bazars. “I

have 240 in my district, and so far I have only found 30 of them- all dead.

In the Hindu area of the old town, the soldiers reportedly made the

people come out of their houses and shot them in groups. This area, too was

eventually razed.

The troops stayed on in force in the old city until about 11 p.m. on

the night of Friday, March 26, driving around with local Bengali informers.

The soldiers would fire a flare and the informer would point out the houses

of Awami League supporters. The house would then be destroyed- either

with direct fire from tanks or recoilless rifles or with a can of gasoline,

witness said.

Meanwhile troops of the East Bengal Regiment in the suburbs

started moving out towards the industrial areas about 10 miles from the

Sheikh’s centres of support.

Firing continued in these areas until early Sunday morning, but the

main part of the operation in the city was completed by Friday night-almost

exactly 24 hours after it began.

One of the last targets was the daily Bengali language paper

“Ittefaq”. More than 400 people reportedly had taken shelter in its offices

when the fighting started. At 4 o’clock Friday afternoon, four tanks

appeared in the road outside. By 4-30 the building was an inferno, witnesses

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said. By Saturday morning only the charred remains of a lot of corpses

huddled in back rooms were left.

Curfew lifted As quickly as they had appeared, the troops disappered from the

streets. On Saturday morning the radio announced that the curfew would be

lifted from 7 a. m. until 4 p.m. It then repeated the Martial Law Regulation

banning all politifal activity, announced press censorship and ordering all

government employees to report back to work. All privately owned

weapons were ordered to be turned into the autorities.

Magically, the city returned to life, and panic set in. By 10 a.m. with

palls of black smoke still hanging over large areas of the old town and out

in the distance toward the industrial areas, the streets were packed with

people leaving town., By car and in rickshaws, but mostly on foot, carrying

their possessions with them, the people of Dacca were fleeing. By noon the

refugees numbered in the tens of thousands.

“Please give me lift, I am old man” –In the name of Allah, help me”

–“Take my childreen with you”.

Silent and unsmiling they passed and saw what the army has done.

They looked the other way and kept on walking Down near one of the

markets a shot was heard. Within seconds, 2,000 people were running; but

it had only been someone going to join the lines already forming to turn in

weapons.

Government offices remained almost empty. Most employees were

leaving for their villages ignoring the call to go back to work. Those who

were not fleeing wandered aimlessly around the smoking debris, lifting

blackened and twisted sheets of corrugated iron (used in most shanty areas

for rooting) to savage from the ashes what they could.

Nearly every other car was either taking people out into the

countryside or flying a red cross and conveying dead and wounded to the

hospitals.

In the middle of it all occasional convoys of troops would appear,

the soldiers peering—equally unsmiling—down the muzzles of their gunds

at the silent crowds. On Friday night as they pulled back to their barracks

they shouted “Narai Takbir”, an old Persian war cry meaning “We have

won the war”. On Saturday when they spoke it was to shout “Pakistan

Zindabad—Long live Pakistan”.

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Fast-selling Flags Most people took the hint. Before the curfew was reimposed the two

hottest-selling items on the market were gasoline and the national flag of

Pakistan. As if to protect their property in their absence, the last thing a

famimy would do before they looked up their house would be to raise the

flag.

At 4 o’clock Staurday afternoon, the streets emptied again. The

troops reapeared and lilence fell one more over Dacca. But firing broke out

again almost immediately. “Anybody out after four will be shot”, the radio

had announced earlier in the day.

A small boy running across the street outside the Intercontinental

Hotel two minutes after the curfew fell was stopped, slapped four times in

the face by an officer and taken away in a jeep.

The night watchman at the Dacca Club, a bar left over from the

colonial days, was shot when he went to shut the gate of the club. A group

of Hindu Pakistanis living around a temple in the middle of the race course

were all killed apparently because they were out in the open.

Refugees who came back into the city, after finding that roads

leading out of it were blocked by army, told how many had been killed as

they tried to walk across country avoid the troops.

Beyond these roadblocks was more or less no-man’s land, where the

clearing operations were still going on. What is happening out there now is

anybody’s guess, except the army’s.

Many poeple took to the river to escape the crowds on the roads, but

they ran the risk of being stranded waiting for a boat when curfew fell.

Where one such group was sitting on Saturday afternoon there were only

bloodstains the next morning.

Hardly anywhere was there evidence of organized resistence. Even

the West Pakistani Officer scoffed at the idea of anybody putting a fight.

“These bugger men”, said one Punjabi lieutenant, “could not kill us

if they tried.”

“Things are much better now”, said another officer, “Nobody can

speak out or come out. If they do we will kill them-they have spoken

enough –they are traitors, and we are not. We are fighting in the name of

God and a united Pakistan.”

(Despatch by Simon Dring of Daily Telegraph

London, In Washington Post.

March 30, 1971.)

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K¨v‡Þb nvwdRywÏb Avn‡g` 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L h‡kvni K¨v›Ub‡g›U nB‡Z

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kvmb Rvixi Lei Rvwb‡Z cv‡ib| 27‡k gvP© `ycyi †ejvq Zvnviv †Mvjvel©b

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dzjevox‡ZI AevOvjx †mbv‡`i mwnZ hy× K‡ib|

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wb‡qvwRZ K‡ib| 26‡k gvP© †fvi ‡ejvq XvKv †_‡K GKRb evOvjx BwcAvi

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Aew¯’Z G¨vgywbkb wW‡cv `Lj K‡ib| H wW‡cv nB‡Z Zvnviv 80 UªvK A¯¿k¯¿

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Dc‡iv³ cy¯—K e¨wZ‡i‡K Rbve MvwRDj nK ‘Bangladesh Unchained’

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m¦vaxbZvi gvÎ GK mßvn c~‡e© gyw³hy× hLb cy‡iv`‡g Pwj‡Z‡Q ZLb Dc‡iv³ cy¯—

KwU cÖKvwkZ nq| cy¯—KwUi cÖ_‡gB e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb KZ„©K wbæwjwLZ

m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv DׄZ Kiv nq t

THE MESSAGE OF SHEIKH MUJIB

TO THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH

ON THE NIGHT OF 25TH OF MARCH, 1971

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES, SUDDENLY HAVE

ATTACKED OUR COUNTRY UNDER THE COVER OF

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DARKNESS. THEY HAVE, TREACHEROUSLY ATTACKED THE

EAST PAKISTAN RIFLES BASE, PIELKHANA AND RAJARBAG

POLICE BARRACKS IN DACCA FROM ZERO HOURS ON

MARCH 26, KILLING LACS OF UNARMED PEOPLE. THE EAST

PAKISTAN RIFLES IN DACCA, THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE

ARE FIGHTING THE ENEMY FORCES STERNLY. LET THE

WORLD KNOW OF THIS GENOCIDE. BRETHREN. TAKE UP

THE ARMS WHICHEVER YOU HAVE. RESIST THE ENEMY

FORCES AT ANY COST. MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU AND HELP

YOU IN YOUR STRUGGLE FOR FREE DOM.

‘JAI BANGLA’

cvebv kn‡i 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L cvwK¯—vbx ‰mb¨iv cÖ‡ek K‡i Ges

ivR‰bwZK †bZvÐKwg©‡`i †MªdZvi K‡i| 27‡k gvP© ‰mb¨iv cywjk e¨viv‡K

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ÔkvnRv`cyi m¦vaxbZv msMªvg cwil`Õ MVb Kiv nq| m¤¢eZ 29/30 †k gvP© Zvwi‡L

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‡W‡K †bB| Avgv‡`i wQj †mUv cÖ_g ‰eVK| Avwg Zv‡K †mvRvmywR

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c‡_ RbZvi mv‡_ NUj Zv‡`i K‡qK`dv msNl©| G‡Z

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ïi“ K‡i‡Q| eû evOvjx†K nZ¨v K‡i‡Q|

GUv wQj GKUv wm×vš— Mªn‡Yi Pyovš‘ mgq| K‡qK †m‡K‡Ûi

g‡a¨B Avwg ejjvgÐAvgiv we‡`Övn Kijvg| Zywg †lvjkni evRv‡i

hvI | cvwK¯—vbx Awdmvi‡`i †MªdZvi K‡iv| Iwj Avn‡g`‡K e‡jv

e¨vUvwjqb ‰Zwi ivL‡Z, Avwg AvmwQ|.

Avwg ‡bŠevwnbxi Uªv‡Ki Kv‡Q wd‡i †Mjvg| cvwK¯—vbx

Awdmvi, †bŠevwnbxi Pxd †cwU Awdmvi I WªvBfvi‡K Rvbvjvg

†h Avgv‡`i Avi e›`‡i hvIqvi `iKvi †bB|

G‡Z Zv‡`i g‡b†Kvb cÖwZwµqv n‡jv bv †`‡L Avwg cvÄvex

WªvBfvi‡K UªvK Nyiv‡Z ejjvg| fvM¨ fvj, †m Avgvi Av‡`k

gvbj| Avgiv Avevi wd‡i Pjjvg| †lvjkni evRv‡i †cŠ‡QB Avwg

Mvwo †_‡K jvwd‡q †b‡g GKUv ivB‡dj Zy‡j wbjvg| cvwK¯—vbx

AwdmviwUi w`‡K ZvK K‡i ejjvg nvZ Zy‡jv| Avwg †Zvgv‡K

†MªdZvi Kijvg| †bŠevwnbxi †jv‡Kiv G‡Z weåvš— n‡q coj| ci

gyû‡Z©B Avwg ‡bŠevwnbxi Awdmv‡ii w`‡K ivB‡dj ZvK Kijvg|

Zviv wQj AvU R‡b | mevB Avgvi wb‡`©k gvbj Ges A¯¿ †d‡j w`j|

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Avwg KgvwÛs Awdmv‡ii Rxc wb‡q Zvi evmvi w`‡K iIbv w`jvg| Zvi

evmvq †cŠ‡Q nvZ ivLjvg Kwjs‡e†j| KgvwÛs Awdmvi cvRvgv c‡iB

†ewi‡q G‡jv| Ly‡j w`j `iRv| w¶cÖMwZ‡Z Avwg Ny‡i Xy‡K cojvg

Ges Mjvï× Zvi Kjvi †U‡b aijvg|

`ª“ZMwZ‡Z Avevi `iRv Ly‡j K‡Y©j‡K Avwg evB‡i †U‡b

Avbjvg| ejjvg, e›`‡i cvwV‡q Avgv‡K gvi‡Z †P‡qwQ‡j? GB Avwg

†Zvgv‡K †MªdZvi Kijvg| GLb j²x ‡mvbvi gZ Avgvi m‡½ G‡mv|

‡m Avgvi K_v gvbj| Avwg Zv‡K e¨vUvwjq‡b wb‡q Gjvg|

Awdmvi‡`i †g‡m hvIqvi c‡_ Avwg K‡Y©j kIKZ‡K (ZLb

†gRi) WvKjvg| Zv‡K RvbvjvgÐAvgiv we‡`Övn K‡iwQ| kIKZ

Avgvi nv‡Z nvZ wgjvj|

e¨vUvwjq‡b wd‡i †`Ljvg, mg¯— cvwK¯—vbx Awdmvi‡K e›`x

K‡i GKUv N‡i ivLv n‡q‡Q| Avwg Awd‡m †Mjvg|†Póv Kijvg

†jdU¨v‡b›U K‡Y©j GgAvi †PŠayixi mv‡_ Avi †gRi iwd‡Ki mv‡_

†hvMv‡hvM Ki‡Z| wKš‘ cvijvg bv| me‡Póv e¨_© n‡jv| Zvici wis

Kijvg †emvgwiK wefv‡Mi †Uwj‡dvb Acv‡iUi‡K| Zv‡K Aby‡iva

Rvbvjvg| †WcywU Kwgkbvi, cywjk mycvwib‡Ub‡W›U, Kwgkbvi,

wWAvBwR I AvIqvgxjxM †bZv‡`i Rvbv‡Z †h Bó †e½j †iwR‡g†›Ui

Aóg e¨vUvwjqb we‡`Övn K‡i‡Q| evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZvi Rb¨ hy×

Ki‡e Zviv|

G‡`i mevi mv‡_B Avwg †Uwj‡dv‡b †hvMv‡hvM Kivi †Póv

K‡iwQ| wKš‘ KvD‡K cvBwb| Zvnv †Uwj‡dvb Acv‡iU‡ii gva¨‡gB

Avwg Zuv‡`i Lei w`‡Z †P‡qwQjvg| Acv‡iUi mvb‡›` Avgvi Aby‡iva

i¶v Ki‡Z ivwR n‡jv|

mgq wQj AwZ g~j¨evb| Avwg e¨vUvwjq‡bi Awdmvi, †RwmI

Avi †Rvqvb‡`i WvKjvg| Zv‡`i D‡Ï‡k fvlY w`jvg| Zviv meB

RvbZ| Avwg ms‡¶‡c me ejjvg Ges Zv‡`i wb‡`©k w`jvg mk¯¿

msMªv‡g AeZxY© n‡Z| Zviv me©m¤§wZµ‡g üówP‡Ë G Av‡`k ‡g‡b

wbj| Avwg Zv‡`i GKUv mvgwiK cwiKíbv w`jvg|

ZLb ivZ 2Uv †e‡R 15 wgwbU | 26†k gvP©| 1971 mvj|

i³ AvL‡i ev½vjxi ü`‡q †jLv GKwU w`b| evsjv‡`‡ki RbMY

wPiw`b m¥iY ivL‡e GB w`bwU‡K| m¥iY ivL‡Z fvjevm‡e| GB

w`bwU‡K Zviv †Kvbw`b fyj‡e bv| †KvÐbÐw`ÐbÐbv|ÕÕ.

PÆMªvg¯’ Bó †e½j †iwR‡g›Uvj †m›Uv‡i KZ©e¨iZ K¨v‡Þb Gbvgyj nK

†PŠayixi mv¶vZKvi nB‡Z PÆMªv‡gi Z`vwbš—b Ae¯’v m¤ú‡K© GKwU aviYv

cvIqv hvq| 24‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L mKv‡ji w`‡K †Rbv‡ij Ave`yj nvwg` Lvb

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(wmIGm cvwK¯—vb Avwg©) Ges Ab¨vb¨ †gRi †Rbv‡ijMY †nwjKÞvi †hv‡M PÆMªvg

Av‡mb| Zvnv‡`i mwnZ weª‡MwWqvi AvbmvixI Av‡mb| H mg‡q PÆMªv‡gi

mveЇRvbvj gvkv©j j G¨vW&wgwb‡óªUi weª‡MwWqvi gRyg`vi mKv‡j PÆMªvg e›`‡i

wMqvwQ‡jb| weª‡MwWqvi AvbmvixI Ô‡mvqvZÕ RvnvR nB‡Z A¯¿k¯¿ª Lvjvm

Kwievi Rb¨ †nwjKÞv‡i †hv‡M e›`‡i hvb| weKv‡j weª‡MwWqvi gRyg`vi

Dc‡iv³ †Rbv‡ij‡`i mwnZ XvKv Pwjqv hvb| 25‡k gvP© mKv‡j †jt K‡Y©j

Gg, Avi, ‡PŠayix (Pxd BÝUªv±i, BweAviwm) mg¯— A¯¿k¯¿ª ‰mb¨‡`i w`qv w`‡Z

e‡jb| 8g Bó †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui wKQy ‰mb¨ G¨vW&fvÝ cvwU© wnmv‡e c~‡e©B cvwK¯—v‡b

Pwjqv wMqvwQj| Zvnv‡`i mg¯— A¯¿k¯¿ª, Mvox Rgv w`qv hvB‡Z nBqvwQj| Lye Kg

A¯¿k¯¿ª, Mvox Aewkó ‰mb¨‡`i wbKU wQj| ivZ mv‡o GMviUvi mgq 8g †e½j

†_‡K K¨v‡Þb gxi kIKZ Avjx Zvnv‡K †Uwj‡dv‡b BweAviwmÔi mKjMvox

Zvnv‡`i Rb¨ cvVvBqv w`‡Z e‡jb KviY Zvnv‡`i Awab¯’ mK‡jB ÔGg wf

†mvqvZÕ †_‡K A¯¿k¯¿ Lvjvm Kwi‡Z hvB‡e| Bnvi wKQy c‡iB K¨v‡Þb Gbvgyj

Lei cvb †h XvKvq AevOvjx ‰mb¨iv cywjk I BwcAvi Gi Dci nvgjv Kwiqv‡Q

Ges Zvnviv we‡`Övn ‡Nvlbv Kwiqv‡Q| ZLb †jt K‡Y©j †PŠayixi wb‡`©k Abymv‡i

evwK me A¯¿k¯¿ª evOvjx ‰mb¨‡`i w`qv †`Iqv nq| Bnvi ciciB 20†ejyP

‡iwR‡g›U B we Avi wm Gi Dci cÖPÛ Avµgb K‡i| mvivivZ Avµgb P‡j Ges

GK nvRv‡ii †ekx evOvjx ‰mb¨‡K nZ¨v Kiv nq|

27‡k gvP© mKv‡j AvIqvgx jx‡Mi GgAvi wmwÏKx Zvnv‡K PÆMªvg

wek¦we`¨vj‡q Kg©iZ BwcAvi Gi KgvÛ wb‡Z ewj‡j wZwb †mLv‡b wMqv BwcAvi

evwnbx‡K msMwVZ K‡ib| †mLvb nB‡Z PÆMªvg kn‡i wdwiqv `yBw`b †QvU LvU

Acv‡ik‡b Ask Mªnb K‡ib| Zrci wZwb †dbx Mgb KiZt †mLv‡b gyw³hy×

msMVb Kwi‡Z _v‡Kb|

‡jd&‡U‡b›U kg‡mi gyweb †PŠayix gvP© gv‡m 8g Bó ‡e½j †iwR‡g‡›U

Kg©iZ wQ‡jb| KvßvB¯’ BwcAvi Gi G¨vwmm‡U›U DBs KgvÛvi K¨v‡Þb nvi“b

22†k gvP© PÆMªvg Avwmqv K¨v‡Þb LvwjKz¾vgvb, K¨v‡Þb Awj I †jt

†PŠayix†K jBqv K¨v‡Þb iwd‡Ki evmvq hvb| †mLv‡b AvIqvgx jx‡Mi `yB Rb

†bZ„¯’vbxq e¨w³ wQ‡jb| Zvnviv mevB PÆMªvg wek¦we`¨vj†q Mgb KiZt †mLv‡b

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†`‡ki we`¨gvb cwiw¯’wZ jBqv Avjvc K‡ib| 23‡k gvP© K¨v‡Þb iwdK

Zvnvw`M‡K cÖ¯—yZ _vwK‡Z e‡jb| 25‡k gvP© weª‡MwWqvi Avbmvix iv¯—vi

†ewi‡KW cwi¯‹vi Kwievi Rb¨ Zvnv‡`i wmI‡K wb‡`©k †`b| weKv‡j K¨v‡Þb

iwdK‡K ‡dvb Kwi‡j wZwb e‡jb †h wZwb cÖ¯—yZ Av‡Qb| ivZ mv‡o 11 Uvq †jt

K‡Y©j RvbRyqvi wb‡`©k gZ †jt kg‡mi gyweb ‡PŠayix †gRi wRqvDi ingvb‡K

PÆMªvg †cv‡U© wWDwU Kwievi Rb¨ Zvnvi wb‡`©k †cŠQvb| ivZ 12 Uvq †ejyP

†iwR‡g›U BweAviwm Avµgb Kwiqv †jt K‡Y©j GgAvi †PŠayixmn eû msL¨K

evOvjx ‰mb¨ nZ¨v K‡i| cieZx© NUbvejx †jt kg‡mi gyweb †PŠayixi wb‡Ri

fvlvq t (`wjjcÎt beg LÛ c„t58Ð59)t

ÔÔGBU_& †e½jÐG G‡m ïbjvg †h mg¯— cvwK¯—vbx Awdmvi‡`i

†MªdZvi Kiv n‡q‡Q| †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi

wb‡`©‡k GUv Kiv n‡q‡Q| †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi mv‡_ Avgvi

†`Lv nq| wZwb ej‡jb †h GLb †_‡K wZwbB n‡”Qb e¨vUvwjq‡bi

KgvwÛs Awdmvi| wZwb Av‡iv ej‡jb †h †Mvjv¸wji Lei wZwb

ï‡b‡Qb| G Lei †kvbvi ci wZwb e¨vUvwjqbÐGi KgvwÛs Awdmvi †jt

K‡Y©j RvbRyqv mn Ab¨vb¨ cwðg cvwK¯—vbx Awdmvi‡`i †MªdZvi

K‡i‡Qb| c‡i I‡`i mevB‡K †g‡i †djv n‡qwQj| Zvici †gRi

wRqvDi ingvb Avgv‡K e¨vUvwjqbÐGi mevB‡K GK RvqMvq GKwÎZ

Ki‡Z ej‡jb| mevB‡K GK RvqMvq GKwÎZ Kiv nj| Zvici

†gRi wRqvDi ingvb †Uwe‡ji Dc‡i D‡V e³„Zv Ki‡jb| wZwb

ej‡jb, ÔÔAvR †_‡K Avwg Aóg †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui KgvwÛs Awdmvi|

Avwg evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy‡× Ask MªnY Kivi msKí †Nvlbv

Kijvg| Ges Avgvi wb‡`©‡kB mewKQy Pj‡e| Avcbviv mevB Avgvi

mv‡_ _vK‡eb| GLb GLv‡b _vKv Avgv‡`i Rb¨ wbivc` bq| Avgiv

mevB KvjyiNv‡Ui w`‡K hve, †mLv‡b wM‡q Avgiv mewKQy

wiAM©vbvBR Kie Ges Avgv‡`i cieZx© Kg©cš’v wba©viY Kie|ÕÕ

K¨v‡Þb Gg Gm G fu~Bqv B we Avi wm Gi Awab¯— GKwU †Kv¤úvbxi

AwabvqK wQ‡jb| 25‡k gvP© w`evMZ iv‡Î cÖPÛ †Mvjv¸wji k‡ã wZwb RvwMqv

I‡Vb| H mgq GKRb nvwej`vi cvjvBqv Avwmqv Zvnv‡K Rvbvb ‡h

K¨v›Ub‡g‡›Ui mKj evOvjx ‰mb¨‡K AevOvjx ‰mb¨iv nZ¨v Kwiqv‡Q| m‡½ m‡½

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wZwb evOvjx nZ¨vi cÖwZ‡kva jBevi Rb¨ K¨v›Ub‡g›U Avµgb Kwievi wm×vš—

†bb| H iv‡ÎB 8g Bó †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui †gRi wRqvi mwnZ †hvMv‡hvM Kwievi

†Póv KwiqvI e¨_© nb| ciw`b 26‡k gvP© mKv‡j 8g Bó †e½‡j †cŠQvBqv

Kv‡iv mv¶vZ cvb bvB| K¨v‡Þb iwd‡Ki mwnZ †hvMv‡hvM Kwi‡j wZwb

K¨v›Ub‡g‡›Ui cwie‡Z© Kzwgj−v nB‡Z PÆMªv‡gi w`‡K AvMgbiZ 24 Gd Gd

†iwR‡g›U cÖwZnZ Kwievi civgk© †`b| weKvj 5Uvq wZwb Zvnvi †Kv¤úvbx I

BwcAvi Gi GKwU c−vUyb †gvU 102 Rb ‰mwbK jBqv 26‡k gvP© mܨv 6 Uvq

Kzwgivq †cŠQvb| weª‡MwWqvi BKevj kwdi †bZ„‡Z¡ GKwU evwnbx PÆMªv‡gi

w`‡K Avwm‡ZwQj| mܨv †mvqv 7 Uvq kΓiv hLb †ewi‡KW mvd Kwi‡Z e¨¯—

GB mgh K¨v‡Þb fu~Bqvi evwnbx Zvnv‡`i Avµgb K‡i| cÖvq `yBN›Uv awiqv hy×

P‡j | 24 Gd Gd †iwR‡g‡›Ui KgvwÛs Awdmvi GKRb †jt K‡Y©jmn

eûmsL¨K Awdmvi I ‰mwbK nZvnZ nq| weª‡MwWqvi BKevj kwd cvnv‡o

AvkÖq jBqv cÖvY evuPvb | Kzwgivq hy× P‡j wZb w`b| 28‡k gvP© wÎgyLx

Avµg‡b gyw³‡hv×viv mwiqv hvB‡Z eva¨ nq| K¨v‡Þb fu~Bqv e‡jb †h Kzwgiv

hy×B gyw³hy‡×i cÖ_g hy×| GB hy‡× GdGd Gi GKwU cy‡iv †Kv¤úvbx wbwðý

nBqv wMqvwQj| GB Z_¨ cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb K¨v‡Þb Rvdi Bgvg| ZLb wZwb D³

Gd Gd †iwR‡g‡›U Kg©iZ wQ‡jb | K¨v‡Þb f~uBqv e‡jb †h 26‡k gvP© †fv‡i

Zvnv‡`i †h we‡`Övn Kwi‡Z nB‡e Zvnv Zvnv‡`i Av‡b‡KB 25‡k gv‡P©i ga¨iv‡ÎI

Rvwb‡Zb bv|

‡jt ‡Rbv‡ij (Aet)(Z`vwbš—b †gRi) gxi kIKZ Avjx, exi weµg,

1981 m‡b Zvnvi mv¶vrKv‡i e‡jb †h 7B gvP© Zvwi‡L hLb e½eÜy †kL

gywReyi ingvb †mvnivIqv`x© D`¨v‡b fvlY w`‡jb ZLb †_‡KB evOvjx ‰mb¨iv

wPš—v KwiqvwQj †h m¦vaxbZvi Rb¨ mevB‡K SuvcvBqv cwo‡Z nB‡e| 15B gvP©

wZwb 8g Bó †e½j †iwR‡g†›U e`&wj nBqv Av‡mb| 25‡k gvP© ivZ 11Ð30

wgwb‡Ui mgq Zvnviv †Uwj‡dv‡b Rvwb‡Z cv‡ib †h XvKvq nZ¨vKvÛ Avi¤¢ nBqv

wMqv‡Q| evOvjx nZ¨vKvÛ ïi“ nBevi Lei w`qv m¤¢eZ Zvnv‡`i wbKU cÖ_g

†Uwj‡dvb KwiqvwQ‡jb PÆMªv‡gi nvbœvb fvB|

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m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖm‡½ 1981 m‡b †jt †Rbv‡ij (Aet) gxi kIKZ Avjxi

e³e¨ wbæiƒc t(`wjjcÎt beg LÛ, c„t120Ð21)t

ÔÔ cÖt evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv †eZv‡i KLb cÖPvwiZ n‡q‡Q

e‡j Avcwb ej‡Z Pvb ?

Dt GUv GKwU weZwK©Z cÖkœ | †eZv‡i m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv †hUv

wb‡q me mgq weZK© Pj‡Z _v‡K †h †Rbv‡ij wRqv K‡i‡Qb, bv

AvIqvgx jxM ‡_‡K K‡i‡Qb| Avgvi Rvbv g‡Z mePvB‡Z cÖ_g

†eva nq PÆMªvg †eZvi †K›`ª †_‡K nvbœvb fvB‡qi KÚB †jv‡K

cÖ_g ï‡bwQj| GUv 26‡k gvP© Õ71 Acivý `yÕUvi w`‡K n‡Z

cv‡i| wKš‘ †h‡nZy PÆMªvg †eZvi †K‡›`ªi †cÖiK hš¿ Lye Kg

kw³m¤úbœ wQj, †m‡nZy cyiv †`kevmx †m KÚ ïb‡Z cvbwb|

Kv‡RB hw` ejv nq, cÖ_g †eZv‡i Kvi we‡`Övnx K‡Ú m¦vaxbZvi

K_v D”PvwiZ n‡qwQj, ZvÕn‡j Avwg eje †h PÆMªv‡gi nvbœvb fvB

†mB we‡`Övnx KÚ| Z‡e GUv mZ¨ †h ciw`b A_©vr 27‡k gvP©

Õ71 †gRi wRqvi †Nvlbv cÖPv‡ii ciB m¦vaxbZv hy× ¸i“Z¡c~Y© †gvo

†bq|

cÖt 27‡k gvP©, Õ71 †gRi wRqvDi ingvb wK cwiw¯’wZ‡Z

KvjyiNvU UªvÝwgUv‡i msMwVZ wec−ex m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi †K‡›`ª

†M‡jb Ges m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv cvV Ki‡jb ?

cÖt 25‡k gvP© Õ71 iv‡Z XvKvq nZ¨vKv‡Ûi Lei cvIqvi

ciB Avgiv PÆMªv‡g Avgv‡`i Aaxb¯’ e¨vUwjqb‡K nv‡Z wb‡qwQjvg|

Avgiv ‡f‡e †`Ljvg †h, bZyb cvov K¨v›Ub‡g‡›U cvwK¯—vb evwnbx

wbqwš¿Z U¨v¼ wQj| Avgiv wQjvg †lvj kn‡i gvÎ `yÕgvBj `yi‡Z¡|

Avgiv †`Ljvg, Avgv‡`i nv‡Z †KvbI U¨v¼ wQj bv| Ges †Kvb

AmªkmªI Avgv‡`i A_v©r 8g †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui nv‡Z wQj bv|

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AmªB cvwK¯—v‡b cvwV‡q †`qv n‡qwQj| Avgv†`i nv‡Z ïay wQj

wKQy ivB‡dj Ges Gj GgwR ai‡bi m¦ímsL¨K A¯¿| fvix †KvbI

A¯¿ wQj bv| Avgvi mv‡_B †Rbv‡ij wRqv Avjvc Ki‡jb| Avgiv

Avjvc K‡i †`Ljvg †h Avgiv hw` †lvjkni wewìs Gi wfZi

Ae¯’vb Kwi Ges †mB Ae¯’vq hw` U¨v¼ Av‡m, Zvn‡j Avgiv U¨v¼

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Kv‡Q wQj bv| U¨v¼ †_‡K `yÕwZbUv †Mvjv Qyuo‡jB Avgv‡`i A‡bK

‰mb¨ gviv hv‡e| ZLb Avgiv wm×vš— wbjvg †h, Avgv‡`i H

GjvKv †_‡K evB‡i P‡j hvIqv DwPZ Ges wbivc` `~i‡Z¡ †_‡K

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†nW‡KvqvU©vi †em& evbv‡bv DwPZ| G Qvov Avgv‡`i Aaxb¯’

†Rvqvb‡`i kc_ †bqv DwPZ| Avgiv †mvRv cÖ_‡g †Mjvg

KvjyiNvU| †mLv‡b †fviiv‡Zi w`‡K Avgiv gvP© K‡i †Mjvg| ZLb

Lye Kzqvkv wQ‡jv, Ges Avj−vni wK B”Qv †mw`b A_©vr 26‡k gvP©,

Õ71 ÐGi mKvj 8Uv wK 9Uv ch©š— Kzqvkv wQj| KvjyiNv‡U †cuŠ‡Q

Avgiv mevB Kbdv‡iÝ Kijvg| G‡Z wKQy wewWAvi Awdmvi Ges

†RvqvbI wQ‡jb| GB Kbdv‡i‡Ý wm×vš— †bqv n‡jv †h, Avgiv

wewfbœ `‡j wef³ n‡q PÆMªvg i¶vi Rb¨ cvwK¯—vb evwnbxi wei“‡×

Avµgb Pvjve| Avgv‡`i Avµg‡Yi g~j j¶¨e¯—y wQj †cvU© Ges

K¨v›Ub‡g›U| GB wm×vš— †bqvi mgq AvIqvgx jx‡Mi wKQy

†bZ„e„›` Avgv‡`i mv‡_ G‡m †hvM w`‡qwQ‡jb| GB‡Zv †Mj 26‡k

gvP© Õ71 Gi K_v| Hw`b Avgiv †LuvRLei wb‡qwQjvg ‡Kv_vq wK

NUwQ‡jv| Avwg GKLvbv Rxc wb‡q cyiv kni Ny‡i †`Ljvg| Avwg hw`

Unj †`qvi mgq AvMªvev‡`i †gv‡o Avgvi Rx‡ci Ici GKwU

GjÐGgÐwR evó© dvqvi G‡jv| Avwg †KvbI cÖKv‡i Rxc Nywi‡q †diZ

†Mjvg Ges †Rbv‡ij wRqv‡K cvwK¯—vbx †mbvevwnbxi Ae¯’vb

m¤ú‡K© AewnZ Kijvg Ges †mfv‡e Avgv‡`i `j‡K wb‡qvwRZ

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†eZv‡i GKUv †Nvlbv cÖPvi Kiv `iKvi| H Zvwi‡LB mܨvq

KvjyiNvU UªvÝwgUvi †_‡K GUv Ki‡jb wZwb| †ek K‡qKRb

AvIqvgx jxM †bZvI H mgq Lye Zrci n‡q D‡VwQ‡jb| Zuv‡`i

g‡a¨ wQ‡jb cÖ‡dmvi byi“j Bmjvg, AvZvDi ingvb Lvb Kvqmvi,

nvbœvb fvB Ges Gg, Avi, wmwÏKx| ZvuivI m¤¢eZt wm×vš—

wb‡qwQ‡jb †h †iwWI‡Z e½eÜyi c‡¶ wKQy cÖPvwiZ nIqv DwPZ|

Aciw`‡K †Rbv‡ij wRqv wK ej‡eb Zvi GKwU LmovI cÖ¯—yZ K‡i

wb‡jb| 27‡k gvP© Õ71 mܨvi ci PÆMªv‡gi Kvjyi NvU UªvÝwgUvi

†_‡K cÖPvwiZ nÕj †Rbv‡ij wRqvi (ZrKvjxb †gRi) fvlY|

K¨v‡Þb iwdK Dj Bmjvg gvP© gv‡m PÆMªvg¯’ BwcAvi †nW&‡KvqvU©v‡i

G¨vW&Ry‡U›U c‡` Kg©iZ wQ‡jb| 25‡k gvP© ivwÎ mv‡o 8Uvi mgq W. Rvdi

Gi KvQ †_‡K Rvwb‡Z cv‡ib †h Bqvwnqv †Mvc‡b KivPx Pwjqv wMqv‡Qb Ges

U¨vsK jBqv ‰mb¨iv XvKv K¨v›Ub‡g›U nB‡Z evwni nBqv‡Q| ivZ 8Ð45 Gi w`‡K

wZwb Aq¨vi‡jm K‡jvbxi D‡Ï‡k¨ iIqvbv †`b| †mLv‡b BwcAvi Gi GKwU c−vUyb

wQj| K¨v‡Þb iwdK †mLv‡b wMqv K¨v†Þb nvqvZ I Ab¨vb¨ AevOvjx ‰mb¨‡`i

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†MªdZvi K‡ib| Gici wZwb Ab¨ ‰mb¨‡`i‡K nvwjkn‡i Avwm‡Z ewjqv Z_vq

ivZ mv‡o 9 Uvq †cŠQvb| H ¯’v‡bi wZbwU A¯¿vMviB Zvnv‡`i c~Y© wbqš¿‡Y

wQj| ivZ 10Ð45 wgwb‡Ui g‡a¨ H¯’v‡b Aew¯’Z mKj AevOvjx ‰mb¨ AvUK

Kwi‡Z m¶g n‡qb| Zvnvi †cÖwiZ mvs‡KwZK evZ©v Abymv‡i mxgvš— GjvKvq

Aew¯’Z AevOvjx ‰mb¨‡`i‡KI mv‡o 9Uvi g‡a¨B civf~Z Kiv nBqvwQj Ges

Zrci evOvjx BwcAvi †mbv`j¸wj PÆMªvg Awfgy‡L iIqvbv K‡i| wZwb

†ijI‡q wn‡j Zvnvi m`i `dZi ¯’vcb K‡ib| ZLb BweAviwm I 8g †e½j

†iwR‡g‡›U cÖvq 2000 evOvjx †mbv wQj| ivZ 11 Uv 30 wgwb‡Ui mgq 20

evjyP †iwR‡g‡›Ui ‰mb¨iv BweAviwm Gi evOvjx †mbv‡`i Avµgb Kwiqv cÖvq

1000 evOvjx ‰mb¨ nZ¨v K‡i| wKQy msL¨K Awdmvi I ‰mb¨ H¯’vb nB‡Z

cvjvBqv 8g †e½‡j wMqv AvkÖq jq| K¨v†Þb iwdK hy× ïi“ Kwievi wm×vš—

W. Rvd‡ii gvidr 8g †e½j‡K RvbvBqv wQ‡jb| H iv‡Î wZwb nvwj kni Ges

PÆMªvg kn‡ii Ab¨vb¨ GjvKvi 500 AevOvjx ‰mwbK I AwdmviMY‡K wbi¯¿

Kwi‡Z cvwiqvwQ‡jb| 26‡k gvP© cvwK¯—vbx †mbviv †bŠNuvwU †_‡K AMªmi

nBqv nvwjkn‡i Aew¯’Z BwcAvi Gi Dci Avµgb Kwi‡j Zvnviv cÖwZnZ

K‡ib Ges Zvnviv wcQy nwU‡Z eva¨ n‡qb| BwZg‡a¨ Kzwgj−v n‡Z †gRi evnvi

PÆMªvg¯’ †Uwj‡dvb Acv‡iUi†K Rvbvb †h Kzwgj−v nB‡Z GKwU weivU Kbfq

PÆMªvg Awfgy‡L iIqvbv nBqv‡Q| GB msev` cvIqv gvÎ K¨v‡Þb iwdK

nvwjkni nB‡Z GK †Kv¤úvbx ‰mb¨ cvwK¯—vb evwnbx‡K A¨v¤¦yk Kwievi Rb¨

cvVvb| mvs‡KwZK evZ©v Abymv‡i KvßvB nB‡Z K¨v‡Þb nvi“b, K·evRvi I

Ab¨vb¨ ¯’vb nB‡Z BwcAvi evwnbx PÆMªvg Avwmqv †cŠQvB‡jI Zvnvw`M‡K KvjyiNvU

weª‡Ri wbKU _vgvBqv †`Iqv nB‡ZwQj| Zvnv‡`i ejv nBqvwQj †h kn‡i ‡Kn

bvB| GB Kvi‡Y Zvnviv K¨v‡Þb iwd‡Ki B wc Avi evwnbxi mwnZ GKÎ nBqv

hy‡× Ask MªnY Kwi‡Z e¨_© nq| A_P K¨v‡Þb iwd‡Ki BwcAvi evwnbx nvwjkni

Ges mgMª AvMªvev` †iv‡Wi ¸i“Z¡c~Y© ¯’vb¸wj `L‡j ivwLqv kµ‡`i Avµgb

µgvMZ cÖwZnZ Kwi‡ZwQj| wKš‘ D³ B wc Avi `j¸wji Afv‡e †bŠevwnbxi m`i

`dZi Ges †cvU© GjvKv gy³ Kwievi Rb¨ K¨v‡Þb iwd‡Ki cwiKíbv e¨_© nq|

26‡k gvP© mܨvq †ijI‡q wn‡j Zvnv‡`i Ae¯’v‡bi Dci kΓc¶ cÖPÛfv‡e

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Avµgb K‡i Ges †bŠevwnbxi fvix Kvgvb¸wjI Zvnv‡`i Dci µgvMZ †Mvjv el©Y

Avi¤¢ K‡i| BwZg‡a¨ U¨v¼ Avwmqv c‡o| U¨v¼ weaŸsmx A‡¯¿ªi Afv‡e K¨v‡Þb

iwdK Zvnvi m`i `dZi cwiZ¨vM Kwi‡Z eva¨ n‡qb Ges Zvnvi mKj BDwbU†K

†KvZIqvjx _vbv I Zrci K¨v›Ub‡g†›Ui cðv‡Z Ae¯’vb wb‡Z e‡jb| m`i

`dZi cwiZ¨vM Kwievi mgq wZwb AvnZ n‡qb| kn‡ii DcK‡Ú †cŠQvBqv BwcAvi

Gi GKRb wmcvnxi mwnZ †`Lv nB‡j wZwb Rvbvb †h, K¨v›Ub‡g‡›Ui cðv‡Z

Zvnv‡`i GKwÎZ nBevi Rb¨ Zvnvi wb‡`©k _vwK‡jI Avi GKRb Awdmvi BwcAvi

‰mb¨‡`i‡K KvjyiNvU †mZyi w`‡K jBqv wMqv‡Q| K¨v‡Þb iwdK Rbve nvbœvb

Ges W. Rvd‡ii wbKU nB‡Z Rvwb‡Z cv‡ib †h †gRi wRqvDi ingvb Zvnvi

BwcAvi †mbv‡`i Kvjyi NvU †mZyi w`‡K jBqv wMqv‡Qb| wZwb Dc‡iv³ †bZv‡`i

Aby‡iva K‡ib †h Zvnviv ‡hb †gRi wRqv‡K Zvnvi BwcAvi wmcvnx‡`i Qvwoqv

w`‡Z e‡jb e‡jb hvnv‡Z Zvnviv kn‡i Avwmqv Zvnvi mwnZ hy‡× †hvM`vb Kwi‡Z

cv‡i| Z`vbymv‡i †bZvMY †gRi wRqv I Ab¨vb¨ AwdmviM‡Yi mwnZ †`Lv Kwiqv

K¨v†Þb iwd‡Ki B wc Avi evwnbx‡K Qvwoqv w`‡Z e‡jb| wKš‘ †gRi wRqv Rvbvb

†h †mbvevwnbx cybM©V‡bi c‡iB wZwb K¨v†Þb iwd‡Ki mwnZ †hvM`vb Kwi‡eb|

wKš‘ PÆMªvg kn‡ii jovB‡Z wZwb †kl ch©š— Avi †hvM`vb Kwi‡Z cv‡ib bvB|

BwcAvi ‰mwbK‡`i KvjyiNv†U AvUKv‡bv bv nB‡j ‡cvU©, wegvbe›`i Ges

†bŠÐevwnbxi m`i `dZi Avµgb Ges `Lj Kiv Zvnv‡`i c‡¶ m¤¢e nB‡Zv|

`vgcvov cywjk jvB‡bi evOvjx cywjkivI AZ¨š— mvnwmKZvi mwnZ kΓ

‰mb¨‡`i cÖwZnZ KwiqvwQj wKš‘ kΓ‡`i µgvMZ Pv‡ci gy‡L Zvnv‡`i H

¯’vbwU cwiZ¨vM Kwi‡Z nq| 29‡k gvP© mKv‡j kΓ ‰mb¨iv AvMªvev` †ivW

AwZµg Kwi‡Z m¶g nq| BwcAvi evwnbx AvMªvev` GjvKv nB‡Z hy× Kwi‡Z

Kwi‡Z nvwjkni NuvwU‡Z mwiqv Av‡m | ZLb ch©š— nvwjkni Ges †KvU© feb, GB

`yBwU ¯’v‡b Zvnv‡`i NuvwU my`„p wQj wKš‘ BwcAvi evwnbx AZ¨š— Amnvq Ae¯’vi

g‡a¨ hy× Kwi‡ZwQj| GKw`‡K Zvnv‡`i A¯¿ªk¯¿ª †Mvjv¸wji mieivn †kl

ch©v‡q, †jvKejI Kwgqv Avwm‡ZwQj, †Kvb b~Zb ‰mwbK †hvM †`q bvB, ¯’vbxq

RbmvaviYI µgvb¦‡q nZvk nBqv mxgv‡š—i w`‡K Pwjqv hvB‡ZwQj, Ab¨w`‡K

kΓ ‰mb¨ evwnbx‡Z Ae¨vnZ fv‡e kw³ e„w× nB‡ZwQj| A_P BwcAvi evwnbx 25‡k

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gvP© ivwÎ nB‡Z Ae¨vnZfv‡e hy× Kwi‡Z Kwi‡Z K¬vš— Aembœ nBqv cwoqvwQj|

30†k gvP© mvivw`b cvwK¯—vbx wegvb Avµgbmn cÖPÛ hy× P‡j| Gw`‡K BwcAvi

evwnbxi †Mvjv¸wjI †kl| Ae‡k‡l nvZvnvwZ hy× P‡j wKš‘ kΓ‡`i msL¨vwa‡K¨i

Kvi‡Y †kl ch©š— Zvnviv Zvnv‡`i Ae¯’vb cwiZ¨vM Kwi‡Z eva¨ nb| AZtci,

kµ‰mb¨ weKv‡j nvwjkni `Lj K‡i| †KvU© wnj wQj Zvnv‡`i me©‡kl NuvwU|

cÖwZw`bB wewfbœ w`K †_‡K cÖPÛ Avµgb nq| GgbwK U¨v¼ eniØvivI Avµgb

P‡j| wKš‘ cÖwZeviB 30Rb BwcAvi ‰mwbK Zvnv cÖwZnZ Kwi‡Z m¶g nq| 2iv

GwcÖ‡j Zvnv‡`i †Mvjv¸wj †kl nB‡j Zvnviv NuvwU cwiZ¨vM Kwi‡Z eva¨ nq|

†mBm‡½ PÆMªvg bMixI Zvnv‡`i nvZQvov nq|

K¨v‡Þb nvi“b Avn&‡g` †PŠayix gvP© gv‡m KvßvB¯’ BwcAviG Kg©iZ

wQ‡jb| 23‡k gvP© K¨v†Þb iwd‡Ki wb‡`©k gZ 8g Bó †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui

†g‡m wMqv wZwb K¨v‡Þb Lv‡jKz¾vgvb †PŠayix, K¨v‡Þb Awj Avn&‡g`, †jt

gvndzRyi ingvb I †jt kg‡mi gyweb †PŠayixi mwnZ K_v ewjqv Zvnvw`M‡K

jBqv cÖ_‡g K¨v†Þb iwd‡Ki evmvq Zrci PÆMªvg wek¦we`¨vj‡q GKRb Aa¨vc‡Ki

evmvq Mgb KiZt AvIqvgx jx‡Mi K‡qKRb †bZ„¯’vbxq e¨w³i mwnZ †`‡ki

me©‡kl Ae¯’v jBqv Av‡jvPbv K‡ib| †mLv‡b 8g Bó †e½j I BwcAvi

Awdmvi‡`i g‡a¨ mg‡SvZv nq †h hw` AevOvjx evwnbx Avµgb K‡i Z‡e

mKj evwnbx GK‡Î cÖwZ‡iva Mwoqv Zywj‡e| 24‡k gvP© wZwb KvßvB wdwiqv

hvBevi c~‡e© K¨v†Þb iwdK Zvnv‡K e‡jb †h wZwb B݇cK&k‡bi bv‡g

cvÄvex‡`i A‡¯¿ªi dvqvwis wcb A‡K‡Rv Kwiqv w`qv‡Qb, K¨v‡Þb nvi“b‡K wZwb

ZvnvB Kwi‡Z e‡jb| ZvnvQvov, wZwb `yBwU †KvW& IqvW© w`qv †`b| 25‡k gvP©

w`evMZ ivwÎ 10Uvi w`‡K wZwb Lei cvb †h 20ÐevjyP evwnbx †e½j †iwR‡g›U‡K

Avµgb Kwiqv‡Q| BwZg‡a¨ Gg Avi wmwÏKx Zvnv‡K 2q ‡KvW&wU Rvbvb| Zr¶bvr

wZwb jvB‡b hvb Ges mKj AevOvjx Awdmvi I ‰mb¨‡K wbi¯¿ª K‡ib| ZLb

ivwÎ mv‡o 11Uv ev‡R| ivwÎ mv‡o 3Uvi mgq wZwb PÆMªv‡gi c‡_ iIqvbv ‡`b|

cÖ`Ë mv¶vrKv‡i Zvnvi wb‡Ri fvlvq (`wjjcÎt beg LÛ, c„t 63)t

ÔÔ26‡k gvP© Avwg hLb PUMªvg kni †_‡K 7/8 gvBj

`~‡i wQjvg, ZLb †`Ljvg †e½j †iwR‡g‡›Ui K‡qKRb

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‰mb¨ cvwUqvi w`‡K ‡`Šov‡”Q | Zuv‡`i wRÁvmv K‡i Rvbjvg

cvKevwnbx Avµg‡b K‡i‡Q Ges †gRi wRqvmn 8g †e½j

†iwR‡g›U we‡`Övn K‡i‡Q| Zuviv cwUqv‡Z GKwÎZ n‡e| Avwg

AMªmi n‡j †gRi wRqvi mv¶vr cvB| Zuv‡K wRÁvmvev`

Ki‡j ej‡jb, ÔÔK¨v‡Þb iwdK kn‡i hy× Ki‡Q, Avgiv

8g B÷ †e½j cwUqv‡Z GKwÎZ n‡ev Zvici Avevi kn‡i

G‡m cvëv Avµgb Pvjv‡ev|ÕÕ Avgv‡K Zuvi m‡½ _vK‡Z

ej‡jb| Avwg †gRi wRqvi m‡½ †_‡K †Mjvg| Gici †gRi

wRqvi Kgv‡Û KvR Ki‡Z _vwK|ÕÕ

g~jZ evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎ Gi weei‡Yi Dci wfwË Kwiqv

Dc‡i ewY©Z evsjv‡`‡k 1971 m‡bi 25‡k gvP© I ZrcieZx© 3 / 4 w`‡bi Ae¯’v

wKiƒc wQj Zvnvi GKwU wPÎ Zywjqv aiv nBj |

c~‡e©B ejv nBqv‡Q †h Avgiv HwZnvwmK bB Ges gyw³hy‡×i BwZnvm

iPbvI GB iv‡qi cwim‡ii (scope) AvIZvq Av‡m bv| evOvjx gymjgvb‡`i m„ó

cvwK¯—v‡b Pig eÂbvi m¦xKvi nBqv wK Amnbxq cwiw¯’wZ‡Z Zvnviv m¦vaxbZv `vex

Kwij Ges Zrci Operation Search Light, XvKv I Ab¨Î msNwVZ MYnZ¨v Ges aŸsm

hÁ NwUevi mgq Ges Ae¨ewnZKvj c‡ii cwiw¯’wZ we‡k−lb Kwievi Rb¨

ZrKvjxb mgMª evsjv‡`‡ki Avbv‡P Kvbv‡P wewfbœ ¯’v‡b m¦vaxbZvi Rb¨

MYgvby‡li AvKzwZ, Zvr¶wbK cÖwZwµqv Ges Bnvi avivevwnKZvq wK cwiw¯’wZ‡Z

The Proclamation of Independence Rvix nBj Ges Zrci mve©Rbxb gyw³hy‡× iƒcvš—

wiZ nBj †mB mywekvj Av‡jL¨wU ms‡¶‡c Dc¯’vcb Kwievi cÖqvm jIqv nBqv‡Q

gvÎ| KviY 1970Ð71 m‡bi NUbvejxi cUf~wgKv Ges gvP© gv‡m D™¢~Z cwiw¯’wZ

ü`q½g KiY e¨wZ‡i‡K m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv Ges cvwK¯—v‡bi c~e©v‡ji bvMwiKMY wK

†cÖ¶vc‡U Ges wKfv‡e me©vZ¥K gyw³hy‡× SuvcvBqv cwoqvwQj Zvnv Dcjwä m¤¢e

bq|

Dc‡ii eY©bvq 25‡k gvP© w`evMZ ivÎ I ZrcieZx©Kvj K‡qKwU w`‡b

XvKv, Rq‡`ecyi, eªv²bevwoqvmn, VvKziMuvI nB‡Z PÆMªvg ch©š— me©Î

Zvr¶wbK cÖwZwµqv wQj MYnZ¨vi cÖwZev` I cÖwZ‡kva, Avi cvwK¯—vb bq Ges

m¦vaxbZv AR©‡bi `~R©q msKí| 25‡k gvP© w`evMZ iv‡Î XvKvi Ae¯’vi weeiY

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cvIqv hvq Dc‡i ewY©Z mvBgb wWªs Gi eY©bvq| wKš‘ ZvnvI wQj LwÛZ wPÎ gvÎ|

cÖK…Z NUbv wQj AviI A‡bK †ekx fqven| gvbe mf¨Zvi BwZnv‡m GKwU

RNb¨Zg MYnZ¨vi cÖvi‡¤¢ K‡qK N›Uvi g‡a¨ VvÛv gv_vq nZ¨v Kiv nq nvRvi

nvRvi wbi¯¿ gvbe mš—vb‡K|

XvKv kn‡ii evwn‡i cÖ_g cÖwZwµqv nq PÆMªvg kn‡i | BwcAvi Gi ¯’vbxq

G¨vW&Ry‡U›U K¨v‡Þb iwdKzj Bmjvg cvwK¯—vb †mbvevwnbxi Avµgb Avk¼vq

25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡Li c~‡e©B BwcAvi Gi wewfbœ AvDU †cv‡÷ Aew¯’Z evOvjx

Awdmviw`M‡K Avmbœ msMªvg m¤¦‡Ü mZK© I mveavb K‡ib| XvKvi iv¯—vq U¨vsK

evwni nB‡Z‡Q Lei cvBqvB wZwb ivZ 9 Uvi w`‡K BwcAvi Gi AevOvjx Awdmvi I

‰mwbK †MªdZvi Avi¤¢ K‡ib| GB †MªdZv‡ii ga¨ w`qvB wZwb evsjv‡`k m¦vaxbZvi

j‡¶¨ gyw³hy‡×i gnv m~Pbv K‡ib| G fv‡eB wZwb wb‡Ri ARv‡š— GK BwZnvm m„wó

Kwi‡jb|

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g‡a¨ KvßvB Ae¯’vbiZ mKj AevOvjx Awdmvi I ‰mb¨ e›`x K‡ib|

K¨v‡Þb iwdK ev K¨v‡Þb nvi“b ZLb Rvwb‡Zb bv †h †Kvb AvbyôvwbK

m¦vaxbZvi †Nvlbv Av‡`Š nB‡e wKbv ev nBevi †Kvb cÖ‡qvRbxqZv Av‡`Š wQj

wKbv | Zvnviv Aek¨B weMZ gvmvwaKKvj awiqv gvbwmK cÖ¯—ywZ jB‡ZwQ‡jb,

Ab¨_vq KLbB m¦ZùyZ©fv‡e gyw³hy× Zvr¶wbKfv‡e Avi¤¢ Kwi‡Z cvwi‡Zb bv|

†gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi gZ (ÔGKwU RvwZi Rb¥Õ) nq‡Zv Ô7 gvP© †im‡Kvm©

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nBqvwQj †hLv‡b e½eÜy ewjqvwQ‡jb †h, ÔÔ.......†Zvgv‡`i Kv‡Q Aby‡iva iBj,

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Gg Gm G fyuBqv Mfxi iv‡Î wb`Öv f½ nBevi ci K¨v›Ub‡g‡›U 20 †ejyP KZ„©K

evOvjx nZ¨vKv‡Ûi NUbv ïwbqv K¨v›Ub‡g›U Avµgb Kwievi gZ wec`¾bK wPš—v

Kwi‡Z cvwiqvwQ‡jb| GB Kvi‡YB †gRi wRqvDi ingvb hLb c‡Z½v e›`‡ii c‡_

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K‡i‡QÕ Zrci wZwb we‡`Övn Kwievi wm×vš— Mªnb K‡ib Ges e¨vUvwjq‡b wdwiqv

Av‡mb| †jt K‡Y©j wRqvDi ingvb Zvnvi mv¶vrKv‡i (`wjjcÎt beg LÛ, c„t

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ÔÔGici G‡jv 7B gvP©| e½eÜy m¦vaxbZvi WvK w`‡jb|

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M‡o †Zvj| 8g Bó †e½j e¨vUvwjq‡bi Awdmviiv G‡K A¯¿ Zy‡j

†bevi AvnŸvb e‡jB g‡b Ki‡jb|ÕÕ

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K¨v‡Þb fu~Bqv mK‡jB we‡`Öv‡ni cwiYvg m¤¦&‡Ü IqvwKenvj wQ‡jb wKš‘ Zvi c‡iI

PÆMªv‡g hLb evOvjxiv Avµvš— nBj ZLb Zvnviv †KnB b~Zb †Kvb ÔûKzgÕ ev

Ô†NvlYvÕ Avwmevi K_v wPš—vI K‡ib bvB, AvkvI K‡ib bvB ev cÖ‡qvRbI g‡b

K‡ib bvB, KviY cÖK…Z m¦vaxbZvi WvK ev †NvlYv Ges wb‡`©k 7B gvP© Zvwi‡LB

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g~û‡Z©I wb‡Ri `vwqZ¡ I KZ©e¨ cvj‡b e¨_© nb bvB, wZwb m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv cÖ`vb

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cÖKvwkZ nBqv‡Q Ges Dc‡i ms‡¶‡c eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q|

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MªnY Kivi msKí †Nvlbv Kijvg| Ges Avgvi wb‡`©‡kB mewKQy

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(`wjjcÎt beg LÛ, c„ôvÐ71)t

“It took about an hour to get all the scattered troops from different

places together. Maj (now Brig) Ziaur Rahman took over the

Command of 8 E Bengal and addressed the troops for few minutes-

“.................. We will have to organise quickly and face them at any

cost to save the country, are you all ready to do that with me ?” We

all agreed and promised by the name of Allah to do that.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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Av‡mb|

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Ges cÖvß `wjjvw` Zvnv mg_©b K‡i bv|

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wZwb wb‡qwQ‡jb ¸i“Z¡c~Y© cÖ¯—ve wn†m‡e| m‡½ m‡½ e‡jwQ‡jb n¨vu,

wKš‘ wK ejv hvq, ejyb †Zv ? Avwg GK cvZv KvMR GwM‡q

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wVKB e‡j‡Qb|Ð wb‡Ri bv‡gi †k‡l Zxi wPý w`‡q wj‡LwQ‡jb t On

behalf of our great national leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

cÖwZwU kã wZwbI D”PviY K‡ib Ges Avwg D”PviY Kwi| Gfv‡eB †jLv

n‡qwQj e³e¨wU | 1981m‡bi gvP© gv‡m evsjv‡`k †eZv‡ii

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G‡Z fvlv I kãMZ wKQy weåg NU‡jI AweK…ZB i‡q‡Q| †hgb

Ð

I, Major Zia, on behalf of our great national leader Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman do hereby declare independence of Bangladesh.

Brutal Punjabi Army has suddenly attached on peace loving people. They

have violated all the military rules and regulations. They ae armed with ‘So

and so’ ( mgiv‡¯¿i bvg ) war weapons. We have been united

spontaneously to resist the militar Junata, Insa-Alla, it will take not more

than two days to uproot the barbarous raiders. Now we requrie arms and

ammunitions from our friendly countries. Victory is our, Kuda Hafez, Joy

Bangla.

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cÖKvk Kwiqv‡Qb|

Gevi †`Lv hvK wRqvDi ingvb wb‡R G m¤¦‡Ü wK ewjqvwQ‡jb| 1972

m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L ‰`wbK evsjvq cÖKvwkZ Zvnvi GKwU †jLv nB‡Z msKwjZ

K‡i Z`vwbš—b †jt K‡Y©j wRqvDi ingvb Gi mv¶vZKvi `wjjcÎ Gi beg L‡Û

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cÖKvwkZ nBqvwQj| 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L cÖ`Ë fvlY m¤¦‡Ü wZwb ewj‡Z‡Qb (c„t

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Zvwi‡L The Bangladesh Observer G cÖKvwkZ nBqvwQj| mswk−ó AskwU wbæiƒc

t

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“............on this sacred occasion I remember the 27th day of March

1971 when I had the opportunity to speak to you from Kalurghat

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Avš—R©vwZK A½‡Y me©cÖ_g 1971 m‡bi 16 wW‡m¤¦i Zvwi‡L fviZxq

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(Bangladesh Documents, Vol-II P-550) t

STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI IN

PARLIAMENT ON PAKISTAN ARMY’S SURRENDER IN BANGLA DESH

December 16, 1971.

I have an announcement to make. The West Pakistan forces

unconditionally surrender in Bangla Desh. The instrument of surrender was

signed in Dacca at 1631 hours I.S.T. today by Lt.-Gen. A.A.K. Niazi on

behalf of the Pakistan Eastern Command. Lt.-Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora,

GOC-in-C of the Indian and Bangla Desh forces in the Eastern Theatre,

accepted the surrender. Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.

This House and the entire nation rejoice in this historic event. We

hail the people of Bangla Desh in their hour of triump. We hail the brave

young men and boys of the Mukti Bahini for their valour and dedication.

We are proud of our own Army, Navy, Air Force and theBorder Security

Force, who have so maginificently demonstrated thier quality and

capacity. Their discipline and devotion to duty are well known. India will

remember with gratitude the sacrifices of those who have laid down their

lives, and our thoughts are with thier familities.

Our Armed Forces are under strict orders to treat Pakistani

priononers of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention and to deal all

of the population of Bangla Desh in a humane manner. The Commanders of

the Mukti Bahini have issued similar orders to their forces. Although the

Government of Bangla Desh have not yet been given an opportunity to sign

the Geneva Convention, they also have declared that they will fully abide

by it. It will be the responsibilty of the Government of Bangla Desh, the

Mukti Bahini and the Indian armed forces to prevent any reprisals.

Our objectives were limited-to assist the gallant poeple of Bangla

Desh and their Mukti Bahini to liberate their country from a reign of terror

and to resist aggression on our own land. Indian armed forces will not

remain in Bangla Desh any longer than is necessary.

The millions who were driven out of their homes across our borders

have already begun trekking back. The rehabillitation of this war-torn land

calls for dedicated team work by its Government and people.

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We hope and trust that the Father of this new nation, Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman, will take rightful place among his own people and lead Bangla

Desh to peace, progress and prosperity. The time has come when they can

together look forward to a meaningful future in their Sonar Bangla. They

have our good wishes.

The triump is not theirs alone. All nations who value the human

spirit will recognise it as a significant milestone in man’s quest for liberty.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

D‡j−L¨ †h Bw›`iv MvÜx 6Ð11Ð1971 Zvwi‡L cÖ`Ë fvlYwU cÖ`v‡bi gvÎ 40

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e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb‡K Af¨_©bv Rvbvb| wZwb e‡jb (Bangladesh

Documents. Vol II P-605) t

“It gives me great joy and pleasure to welcome Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to our country. This is an event which my

government and the people of India have looked forward to.

You are the embodiment of the undying spirit of suffering and

sacrifice in the cause of human liberty and human freedom. The emergence

of independent Bangla Desh is itself a unique event in the annals of

democratic movements in world history. You have truly been acclaimed

the Father of the new Nation, Bangla Desh. The trust and devotion of the

75 million people of Bangla Desh reposed in you, have led to the birth of

Sonar Bangla, and we have no doubt that it will come to occupy a pride of

place in the comity of nation.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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Rvbyqvix, 1972 Zvwi‡L Bw›`iv MvÜx Zvunvi fvl‡Y e‡jb (Bangladesh Documents,

Vol. II Page 606) t

PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI’S SPEECH AT PUBLIC

MEETING AT DELHI TO WELCOME SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN

January 10, 1972.

Welcoming the President of Bangla Desh, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said

that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had promised freedom to his people and given

it to them. India had taken a pledge to free Bangla Desh, free Mujib and

........................... She added, even when Mujibur Rahman was in a Pakistani

jail, the young men of Bangla Desh were drawing inspiration from him to

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fight the military regime of Pakistan. It was due to his inspiration that

people of Bangla Desh were able to fight so gallantly.

(THE INDIAN EXPRESS, New Delhi-January 11, 1972).”

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Zvnvi e³e¨ cÖ`vb Kwi‡Z cvwi‡Zb| m¦vfvweK fv‡eB Hiƒc †Kvb wPš—v Zvnvi

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cÖKvwkZ Zvnvi mv¶vrKv‡i wZwb ewjqv‡Qb (c„ôvÐ40) ÔGici G‡jv 7B

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nBqvwQ‡jb †h Zvnviv GKvB hy× Kwi‡Z‡Qb bv, AviI A‡b‡KB hy‡× wbqZ

iwnqv‡Qb| GLv‡bB †gRi wRqvDi ingv‡bi e³e¨ cÖPv‡ii mvdj¨ wbwnZ|

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Rvix nq Ges m¦vaxb evsjv‡`k miKvi MwVZ nq| evsjv‡`k miKvi K‡Y©j

(c‡i †Rbv‡ij) Gg, G, wR, Dmgvbx‡K cÖavb †mbvcwZ wb‡qv‡Mi gva¨‡g gyw³hyׇK

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GKwU †K›`ªxq Command Gi AvIZvq jBqv Avmv nq Ges wRqvDi ingvb mn

mKj gyw³‡hv×v evsjv‡`k miKv‡ii Aax‡b gyw³hy× K‡ib|

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msweav‡bi cÖ_‡gB Zvnv eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q|

evsjv‡`‡ki msweavb autochthonous ai‡Yi| K.C. Wheare Zvnvi The

Constitutional structure of the Commonwealth,1960, cÖe‡Ü autochthony e¨vL¨v K‡ib t

“ Autochthony” in its most common acceptance is the characteristic

of a Constitution which has been freed from any trace of

subordination to and any link with the original authority of the

Parliament of foreign power that made it. The aim is to give a

constitutional instrument the force of law through its own native

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authority. A factual autochthony is generally achieved after a

revolution.” [1989 BLD (spl.) para -51 page-60 nB‡Z DׄZ]|

c~‡e© eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q †h †Rbv‡ij Bqvwnqv Lvb cÖ`Ë Legal Frame Work

Gi AvIZvq 1970 m‡bi wW‡m¤¦i gv‡m cvwK¯—v‡bi cÖ_g I †kl †K›`ªxq mvaviY

wbe©vPb AbywôZ nq| Bnvi Ab¨Zg cÖavb D‡Ïk¨ wQj †h RbM‡Yi mivmwi wbe©vwPZ

cÖwZwbwaMY cvwK¯—v‡bi Rb¨ GKwU msweavb cÖYqb Kwi‡eb| wKš‘ wKfv‡e GB

D‡Ïk¨ m¤ú~Y©fv‡e e¨_© nBj Zvnv c~‡e©B Av‡jvPbv Kiv nBqv‡Q| Bnvi ci 26‡k

gvP© Zvwi‡L j¶ j¶ evOvjxi i‡³i †mªv‡Zi ga¨ w`qv evsjv‡`k Rb¥ Mªnb K‡i

Ges GKwU i³v³ gyw³hy‡×i ci 1971 m‡bi 16B wW‡m¤¦i Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv jvf

K‡i|

22Ð3Ð1972 Zvwi‡L Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Order, 1972 (P.O.22

of 1972) e‡j evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi cÖwZwbwaZ¡Kvix Z`vwbš—b c~e© cvwK¯—vb nB‡Z

wbe©vwPZ RvZxq I cÖv‡`wkK cwil‡`i mKj m`m¨MY Øviv evsjv‡`‡ki MYcwil`

¯’vcb Kiv nq| D³ MYcwil` mv‡o mvZ gv‡miI Kg mg‡qi g‡a¨ 4Ð11Ð1972

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RbM‡Yi c‡¶ Mªnb K‡ib| †h‡nZy, GB msweavb evsjv‡`‡ki gvwjK Bnvi

mve©‡fŠg (sovereign) Avcvgi RbM‡Yi AwfcÖv‡qi Awfe¨w³ Ges Zvnv‡`i B”Qv

Awb”Qv Ges m¦cœ‡K cÖwZdwjZ K‡i †m‡nZy Bnv †`‡ki m‡e©v”P I Aj•Nbxq

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Kiv nBqv‡Q| Bnv wbæiƒc t

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Dc‡iv³ 7 Aby‡”Q` m¤¦‡Ü wePvicwZ e`i“j nvq`vi ‡PŠayix

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Anwar Hossain Chowdhury etc. V. Bangladesh (1989) BLD (spl.) ‡gvKvÏgvq wb‡æv³

gš—e¨ K‡ib (c¨vivÐ52,c„t 60)t

“ On analysis the Article reveals the following :

a) All powers in the Republic belong to the people. This is the

concept of sovereignty of the people. This echoes the words

of the proclamation “ by the mandate given to us by the

people of Bangladesh whose will is supreme”.

b) This exercise on behalf of the people shall be effected only

under, and by the authority of this Constitution. Limited

government with three organ performing designated

functions is envisaged. In the Proclamation it was said the

President “ shall exercise all the Executive and Legislative

Powers of the Republic” “ till such time as Constitution is

framed” and he will “do all other things that may be

necessary to give to the people of Bangladesh an orderly and

just Government. Hence separation of Powers emerges as a

necessary corollary of designated functions;

c) Supreme Law of the Republic. That points to supremacy of

the Constitution because;

d) Any law is void to the extent of inconsistency with the

Supreme Law (i.e. the Constitution) which therefore

contemplates judiciary;

(e) Supreme Court with plenary judicial power for maintenance

of the supremacy of the Constitution”.

`yBkZ em‡iiI c~‡e© Thomas Paine msweavb m¤¦‡Ü ewjqv‡Qb t

“ A Constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people

constituting a government, and a government without constitution is power

without right ......... A constitution is a thing antecedent to a government;

and a government is only the creature of a constitution (1792)(Quoted from

Hilaire Bernett on Constitutional And Administrative Law, Fourth Edition,

2002, page-7).

( the underlings are mine).

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Thomas McIntyre Cooley ÔA Treastise on the Constitutional Limitations (1868)

bvgK weL¨vZ Mª‡š’ e‡jbt

“A Constitution is sometimes defined as the fundamental law of a

state, containing the principles upon which the government is

founded, regulating the division of the soverign powers, and

directing to what persons each of these powers is to be confided, and

the manner in which it is to be exercised. Perhaps an equally

complete definition would be, that body of rules and maxims in

accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are habitually

exercised.” (De Capo Press, New York, 1972, c„ôv 2 nB‡Z

DׄZ)|

GBiƒc ZvwË¡K Ae¯’vb nB‡Z Avgiv GLb we‡ePbv Kwie †h, msweavb

Kvnv‡K e‡j Ges Gi ¸i“Z¡ KZLvwb|

Professor K.C. Wheare Zuvnvi weL¨vZ Mªš’ Modern Constitution (2q ms¯‹iY,

1996, c„óvÐ1Ð5) †Z ÕmsweavbÕ GBfv‡e e¨vL¨v K‡ib t

“The word ‘Constitution’ is commonly used in at least two senses in any

ordinary discussion of political affairs. First of all it is used to describe the

whole system of government of a country, the collection of rules which

establish and regulate or govern the government……… What is more, this

selection is almost invariable a selection of legal rules only. ‘The

Constitution’, then, for most countries in the world, is a selection of the

Legal rules which govern the government of that country and which have

been embodied in a document.” ...............What is more, in the United

States, if an act of Congress or an act of any State legislature or of any other

rule-making authority in the country, conflicts with the terms of the

Constitution, it is void.”

msweavb m‡e©v”P AvBb KviY Zvnv RbM‡Yi B”Qv‡K cÖwZdwjZ K‡i|

Alexander Hamilton G m¤¦‡Ü The Federalist G e‡jb t

“ No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution can be

valid. To deny this would be to affirm than the deputy is greater that

his principal; that the sevant is above his master, that the

representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves;

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.......................................the Constitution ought to be preferred to the

Statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents.”

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

`yBkZ ermi c~‡e© hy³iv‡óªi mycÖxg †Kv‡U©i Justice William Paterson US

Circuit Court, Pennsylvania †Z Vanhorne’s Lessee V. Dorrance (1795) †gvKvÏgvq

msweav‡bi †kÖôZ¡ m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb t

“What is a Constitution ? It is the form of government, delineated by the

mighty hand of the people, in which certain first principles of fundamental

laws are established. The Constitution is certain and fixed; it contains the

permanent will of the people, and is the supreme law of the land; it is

paramount to the power of the Legislature, and can be revoked or altered

only by the authority that made it. The life-giving principle and the death-

doing stroke must proceed from the same hand. What are Legislatures?

Creatures of the Constitution; they owe their existence to the Constitution:

they derive their powers from the Constitution: It is their commission; and,

therefore, all their acts must be conformable to it, or else they will be void.

The constitution is the work or will of the People themselves, in their

original, sovereign, and unlimited capacity. Law is the work or will of the

Legislature in their derivative and subordinate capacity. The one is the work

of the Creator, and the other of the Creature. The Constitution fixes limits to

the exercise of legislative authority, and prescribes the orbit within which it

must move. In short, gentlemen, the Constitution is the sun of the political

system, around which all Legislative, Executive and Judicial bodies must

revolve. Whatever may be the case in other countries, yet in this there can

be no doubt, that every act of the Legislature, repugnant to the Constitution,

is absolutely void…….” (John B. Sholley: Cases on Constitutional Law,

page-26,27 nB‡Z DׄZ) (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

Marbury V. Madison (1803) †gvKvÏgvq hy³ivóª mycÖxg †Kv‡U©i cÖavb

wePvicwZ John Marshall msweavb m¤¦‡Ü cÖkœ DÌvcb K‡ib t

“ The question, whether an act, repugnent to the Constitution, can

become the law of the land,....................The judicial power of the

United States is extended to all cases arising under the

Constitution..................... that a law repugnant to the constitution is

void; and that Courts as well as other departments, are bound by that

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instrument.”(cases and materials on constituted law By Professor

John P. Frank, 1952).”

Fazlul Kader Chowdhury V. Mohammed Abdul Hoque PLD 1963 SC486

†gvKvÏgvq wePvicwZ nvgy`yi ingvb msweavb m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb (c„t 535)t

“The fundamental principle underlying a written Constitution is that it not

only specifies the persons or authorities in whom the sovereign powers of

the State are to be vested but also lays down fundamental rules for the

selection or appointment of such persons or authorities and above all fixes

the limits of the exercise of those powers. Thus the written Constitution is

the source from which all governmental power emanates and it defines its

scope and ambit so that each functionary should act within his respective

sphere. No power can, therefore, be claimed by any functionary which is

not to be found within the four corners of the Constitution nor can anyone

transgress the limits therein specified.” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

A.T.Mridha V. State 25 DLR (1973) 335, †gvKvÏgvq wePvicwZ e`&i“j nvq`vi

†PŠayix msweavb m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb ( c¨viv Ð10, c„óvÐ344) t

“ …………. The Constitution is the supreme law and all laws are to be

tested in the touch stone of the Constitution (vide article 7). It is the

supreme law because it exists, it exists because the Will of the people is

reflected in it. ” (A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)|

Md. Shoib V. Government of Bangladesh 27 DLR (1975) 315 ‡gvKvÏgvq

wePvicwZ wW wm fÆvPvwiqv msweavb m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb (c¨vivÐ20, c„t 325)t

“............. the Constitution being the solemn expression of the will

of the people, is the Supreme law of the Republic and all powers of

the Republic and their exercise shall be effected only under, and by

the authority of, the Constitution. This is a basic concept on which

the modern states have been built up.”

msweavb †kÖô KviY Bnv RbM‡Yi cÖ‡qvR†b RbMY KZ„©„K m„ó Ges RbM‡Yi

B”Qv I Awfe¨w³i cÖwZdjb|

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GLv‡b D‡j−L¨ †h ZvwË¡Kfv‡e hy³iv‡R¨i ivYx GLbI mve©‡fŠg I iv†óªi

GK”QÎ AwacwZ Ges †Kvbi“c e¨wZµg QvovB iv‡R¨i mK‡jB Zuvnvi cÖRv| wKš‘

evsjv‡`k iv‡óª RbMYB mve©‡fŠg Ges †`‡ki GK”QÎ gvwjK| †`‡ki ivóªcwZ,

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mg‡q wewfbœ †`‡ki mwnZ m¤úvw`Z Pyw³ Ges evsjv‡`k I Bnvi miKvi‡K Avš—

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I c`‡¶c, cªavbgš¿x I Zuvnvi gš¿xmfv, nvB‡Kv‡U©i cÖavb wePvicwZ I

wePviKe„›` Ges wePviwefvM, Kiv‡ivc BZ¨vw` ivóª cwiPvjbv msµvš— wewfbœ

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ZvwiL msweavb cÖeZ©‡bi c~e© ch©š— cÖYxZ mKj mvsweavwbK `wjj, AvBb,

Av‡`k, c`‡¶c BZ¨vw` µvwš—Kvjxb I A¯’vqx weavbvejx PZy_© Zcwm‡j ewY©Z

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†h‡nZy, D³ 17wU `dv msweav‡bi Aš—M©Z †mB‡nZy msweav‡bi 7 Aby‡”Q`I

g~j PZy_© Zdmx‡j ewY©Z D³ 17wU `dvi Dc‡i m¤ú~Y© fv‡e cÖ‡hvR¨|

cÖZxqgvb nq †h 1971 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L gyw³hy× Kvjxb

evsjv‡`k miKvi gywRebMi nB‡Z AvbyôvwbKfv‡e m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv K‡ib| D³

m¦vaxbZv ‡Nvlbv wbæiƒc t

“THE PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE

MUJIBNAGAR, BANGLADESH

Dated 10th day of April, 1971.

WHEREAS free elections were held in Bangladesh from 7th

December, 1970 to 17th January, 1971, to elect representatives for the

purpose of framing a Constitution,

AND

WHEREAS at these elections the people of Bangladesh elected 167

out of 169 representatives belonging to the Awami League,

AND

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WHEREAS General Yahya Khan summoned the elected

representatives of the people to meet on the 3rd March, 1971, for the

purpose of framing a Constitution,

AND

WHEREAS the Assembly so summoned was arbitrarily and

illegally postponed for an indefinite period,

AND

WHEREAS instead of fulfilling their promise and while still

conferring with the representatives of the people of Bangladesh, Pakistan

authorirties declared an unjust and treacherous war,

WHEREAS in the facts and circumstances of such treacherous

conduct Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader of

75 million of people of Bangladesh, in due fulfillment of the legitimate right

of self-determination of the people of Bangladesh, duly made a declaration

of independence at Dacca on March 26, 1971, and urged the people of

Bangladesh to defend the honour and integrity of Bangladesh,

AND

WHEREAS in the conduct of a ruthless and savage war the Pakistan

authorities committed and are still continously committing numerous acts of

genocide and unprecedented tortures, amongst others on the civilian and

unarmed people of Bangladesh,

AND

WHEREAS the Pakistan Government by levying an unjust war and

committing genocide and by other repressive measures made it impossible

for the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh to meet and

frame a Constitution, and give to themselves a Government,

WHEREAS the people of Bangladesh by their heroism, bravery and

revolutionary fervour have established effective control over the territories

of Bangladesh.

We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh, as

honour bound by the mandate given to us by the people of Bangladesh

whose will is supreme duly constituted ourselves into a Constitutent

Assembly, and

having held mutual consultations, and

in order to ensure for the people of Bangladesh equality, human

dignity and social justice.

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declare and constitute Bangladesh to be a sovereign People’s

Republic and thereby confirm the delcaration of independence already made

by Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and

do hereby affirm and resolve that till such time as a Constitution is

framed, Banga Bandhu Shekih Mujibur Rahman shall be the President of

the Republic and that Syed Nazrul Islam shall be the Vice-President of the

Republic, and

that the President shall be the Supreme Commander of all the Armed

Froces of the Republic,

shall exercise all the Executive and Legislative powers of the

Republic including the power to grant pardon.

shall have the power to appoint a Prime Minister and such other

Ministers as he considers necessary,

shall have the power to levy taxes and expend monies,

shall have the power to summon and adjourn the Constituent

Assembly, and

do all other things that may be necessary to give to the people of

Bangladesh an orderly and just Government.

We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh do

further resolve that in the event of there being no President or the President

being unable to enter upon his office or being unable to exercise his powers

due to any reason whatsoever, the Vice President sall have and exercise all

the powers, duties and responsibilities herein conferred on the President.

We further resolve that we undertake to observe and give effect to

all duties and obligations that devolve upon us as a member of the family of

nations and to abide by the Charter of the United Nations.

We further resove that this Proclamation of Independence shall be

deemd to have come into effect from 26th day of March, 1971.

We further resolve that in order to give effect to this instument we

appoint Prof. Yusuf Ali our duly Constituted potentiary and to give to the

President and the Vice President oaths of office.

PROF. YUSUF ALI Duly Constituted Potentiary By and under the authority

of the Constitutent Assembly of Bangladesh.

(A‡av‡iLv cª`Ë)

Dc‡iv³ m¦vaxbZv †NvlbvcÎ evsjv‡`k iv‡óªi me©cÖ_g mvsweavwbK `wjj |

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e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb †h 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L XvKvq

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv Dc‡iv³ m¦vaxbZvi †Nvlbv c‡Îi cÖ¯—vebvi

lô `dvq eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q| e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb KZ„©K evsjv‡`‡ki

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv D³ Proclamation of Indepdendence Gi PZy_© `dvq

wbwðZfv‡e mg_©b I Aby‡gv`b K‡i| ZvnvQvov, Bnvi PZy`©k `dvq

m¦vaxbZvi GB †NvlbvcÎ 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© ZvwiL nB‡Z Kvh©Ki

nBqv‡Q ewjqv MY¨ nB‡e GBiƒc wm×vš— cÖ`vb K‡i| †h‡nZy e½eÜy 1971 m‡bi

26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb †mB‡nZy D³

ZvwiLB evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv w`em|

GKB 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L Laws Continuance Enforcement Order

Rvix Kiv nq| Bnv wbæiƒc t

LAWS CONTINUANCE ENFORCEMENT ORDER MUJIBNAGAR, Dated 10th day of April, 1971.

I, Syed Nazrul Islam, the Vice –President and Acting President of

Bangladesh, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Proclamation

of Independence dated tenth day of April, 1971 do hereby order that all

laws that were in force in Bangladesh on 25th March, 1971, shall subject to

the Proclamation aforesaid continue to be so in force with such

consequential changes as may be necessary on account of the creation of the

sovereign independent State of Bangladesh formed by the will of the people

of Bangladesh and that all government officials-civil, military, judicial and

diplomatic who take the oath of allegiance to Bangladesh shall continue in

their offices on terms and conditions of service so long enjoyed by them and

that all District Judges and District Magistrate, in the territory of

Bangladesh and all diplomatic representatives elsewhere shall arrange to

administer the oath of allegiance to all government officials within their

jurisdiction.

This Order shall be deemed to have come into effect from 26th day

of March, 1971.

SYED NAZRUL ISLAM Acting President.

(A‡av‡iLv cÖ`Ë)

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Bnv evsjv‡`k iv‡óªi wØZxq mvsweavwbK `wjj| Dc‡iv³ ÔAW©viÕ G 1971

m‡bi 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡k we`¨gvb mKj AvBb m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv mv‡c‡¶

Pjgvb _vwK‡e ewjqv †NvlYv Kiv nq| ZvnvQvov, Dc‡iv³ AW©vi 26‡k gvP© ZvwiL

nB‡Z Kvh©Ki nB‡e| GB k‡Z©i KviY nB‡Z‡Q †h †h‡nZy 26†k gvP© Zvwi‡L

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv Kiv nBqv‡Q †mB‡nZy c~e©w`b 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L we`¨gvb AvBb¸wj

Pjgvb ivLv nBqv‡Q|

evsjv‡`‡ki msweavb envj nBevi ci Bnvi 151 Aby‡”Q‡`i AvIZvq The

Laws Continuance Enforcement Order iwnZ nq|

msweav‡bi AmvgÄm¨c~Y© Kvh©µg t

c~‡e©B eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q †h 1971 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`k

iv‡óªi me©cÖ_g mvsweavwbK `wjj ‘The Proclamation of Independence’ †NvwlZ nq|

D³ `wj‡j Ab¨vb¨ wel‡qi mwnZ cwi¯‹vi fv‡e †NvlYv Kiv nBqv‡Q †h e½eÜy †kL

gywReyi ingvb 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv

Kwiqv‡Qb| †`k m¦vaxb nBevi ci, 1972 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`k

MYcwil‡`i cÖ_g Awa‡ek‡b m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ¯—ve Avbqb Kiv nq| D³

Awa‡ek‡b me© mg¥wZµ‡g cÖ¯—ve M„wnZ nq †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb 1971

m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb|

msweav‡bi cÖ¯—vebvi cÖ_g ev‡K¨B 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †h evsjv‡`‡ki

m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv nBqvwQj Zvnv eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q| ZvnvQvov, Penal Code Gi

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nBqvwQj Zvnv ejv nBqv‡Q|

2004 m‡bi `wjjcÎ cybg©y`Y cÖK‡íi cÖZ¨qb KwgwU I mveÐKwgwUi mKj

m`m¨B AZ¨š— Ávwb, ¸Yx I AwZ D”P wkw¶Z e¨w³Z¡| Zvnviv wbðqB 1971 m‡bi

‘The Proclamation of Independence’ Ges evsjv‡`k msweavb m¤¦‡Ü IqvwKenvj|

AZGe, e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb †h m¦vaxbZvi ‡NvlK Ges Zvnv †h mvsweavwbK

fv‡e m¦xK…Z Bnv Zvnv‡`i AÁvZ _vwKevi K_v b‡n| wKš‘ Zvnviv 2004 m‡b

cÖKvwkZ `wjjc‡Îi Z„Zxq L‡Ûi 1g c„ôvq Ô‡gRi wRqvi cÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvÕ

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eY©bv Kwiqv‡Qb| 4_© c„ôvq Zvnv‡`i D³iƒc c`‡¶c m¤¦‡Ü AwfgZ cÖ`vb

Kwiqv‡Qb| D³ Awfg‡Zi AmviZv c~‡e©B e¨¨L¨v Kiv nBqv‡Q| AZGe, GB

c`‡¶c MªnY Kwiqv ¯úóZB Zvnviv msweavb cwicš’x Kvh©µg Mªnb Kwiqv‡Qb|

GB evsjv‡`k 30 j¶ knx‡`i i‡³i wcw”Qj c‡_ m¦vaxbZv jvf Kwiqv‡Q|

gyw³†hv×v I knx`MYB ivóªª I Bnvi msweav‡bi cÖK…Z ¯ncwZ| cªK…Z c×wZ

AbymiY e¨wZ‡i‡K †KnB Bnvi GKwU we›`yI cwieZ©b Kwi‡Z ¶gZvcÖvß b‡n|

evsjv‡`‡ki mKj KZ©„c¶, cÖwZôvb Ges e¨w³, mK‡jB msweavb Øviv eva¨| Zvnviv

hZ eo ¶gZvai e¨w³B nDb bv †Kb msweavb cwicwš’ ev msweav‡bi mwnZ

AmvgÁm¨c~Y© Zvnv‡`i †h †Kvb c`‡¶c msweav‡bi 7 Aby‡”Q` Abymv‡i evwZj

nB‡e| hw` Bnv cÖgvwbZ nq †h Zvnviv B”Qvc~e©K msweavb cwicwš’ †Kvb c`‡¶c

MªnY Kwiqv‡Qb Zvnv nB‡j Zvnviv Subversion of the Constitution Kwiqv‡Qb ewjqv

`vqx nB‡eb|

D‡j−L¨ †h msweav‡bi mvgvb¨Zg wePy¨wZI A‰ea cwiMwbZ nq| Bnv Avgv‡`i

g‡b ivwL‡Z nB‡e †h †Kvb ARynv‡ZB msweavb cwicš’x †Kvb c`‡¶c KLbB jIqv

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m~Pbv Kwi‡Z cv‡i| `yBkZ ermi c~‡e© Vanhorne’s Lessee V. Dorrance (1795)

†gvKvÏgvq Justice Paterson msweavb cwicš’x Kvh© m¤ú‡K© wbæwjwLZ mveavb evYxB

D”PviY KwiqvwQ‡jb t

“The Constitution is the origin and measure of legislative authority. It says

to legislators, thus far ye shall go and no further. Not a particle of it should

be shaken; not a pebble of it should be removed. Innovation is dangerous.

One incroachment leads to another; precedent gives birth to precedent; what

has been done may be done again; thus radical principles are generally

broken in upon, and the Constitution eventually destroyed.” (John B.

Sholley : Cases on Constitutional Law, Page-26, 30 nB‡Z DׄZ)

cÖvq `yBkZ ermi ci wmsn‡j mswk−ó AvBb Øviv ¶gZvi c„_Kx KiY

(separation of powers) Ges wePvi wefv‡Mi m¦vaxbZvq n¯—‡¶c GB `yB Kvi‡Y Don

John Francis Dougles Liyanage V. The Queen (1967) 1 AC 259 ‡gvKvÏgvq Privy

Council ZwK©Z AvBb `yBwU evwZj †Nvlbv K‡i|

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Lord Pearce msweavb f½ m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb t

“If such Acts as these were valid the judicial power could be wholly

absorbed by the legislature and taken out of the hands of the judges. It is

appreciated that the legislature had no such general intention. It was beset

by a grave situation and it took grave measures to deal with it, thinking, one

must presume, that it had power to do so and was acting rightly. But that

consideration is irrelevant, and gives no validity to acts which infringe the

Constitution. What is done once, if it be allowed, may be done again and in

a lesser crisis and less serious circumstances. And thus judicial power may

be eroded. Such an erosion is contrary to the clear intention of the

Constitution. In their Lordships’ view the Acts were ultravires and invalid.”

(page-291F to 292A) (A‡av †iLv cÖ`Ë)|

Dc‡iv³ †gvKvÏgv؇q msweavb f½ m¤¦‡Ü hy³ivóª I hy³iv‡R¨i D”P

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KivI m‡e©v”P Aciva|

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Am¦xKvi Kivq Lord Chancellor Thomas More ‡K 16 ermi Tower G Kviv`Û †fvM

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mvsweavwbK c`vwaKvi e¨w³eM©mn cÖRvZ‡š¿i mKj Kg©Pvix RbM‡Yi †meK|

evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi AwfcÖv‡qi Pig I cig Awfe¨w³i“c nB‡Z‡Q evsjv‡`‡ki

msweavb| Bnvi cwicwš’ †h †Kvb c`‡¶c MªnYB nB‡Z‡Q Subversion of the

Constitution Z_v evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi wei“×vPviY Z_v iv‡óªi wei“×vPviY ev

Subversion of the State |

m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv t

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Dc‡i ewY©Z Proclamation of Independence G e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb †h

1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv Kwiqv‡Qb ewjqv eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q

Zvnv gwR© gvwdK Kiv nq bvB| G m¤ú‡K© AvbyôvwbK m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvi cÖ‡YZvMY

`yBwU wel‡qi cÖwZ g‡bv‡hvM w`qvwQ‡jb| cÖ_gZt evOvjx RvwZi c‡¶ Kvnvi

m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖ`vb Kwievi cÖK…Z AwaKvi I †hvM¨Zv wQj Ges †K ev½vjx

RvwZi cÖwZwbwaZ¡ Kwi‡Zb| wØZxqZt m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖK…Z c‡¶ †K cÖ`vb

KwiqvwQ‡jb?

cÖ_g welqwU c~‡e©B Av‡jvPbv Kiv nBqv‡Q| GBevi wØZxq welqwU Av‡jvPbv

Kiv nB‡e|

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†mB msev` 26‡k gvP© ev 27†k gvP© Zvwi‡L cwÎKvq cÖKvwkZ nBZ|

cÖK…Z c‡¶ 26†k gvP© Zvwi‡L Z`vwbš—b Aei“× evsjv‡`‡k †Kvb msev` cÎ

cÖKvwkZ nq bvB| H iv‡Î ÔB‡ËdvKÕ, Ômsev`Õ Ges ÔThe PeopleÕ cwÎKvi Awdm

fwk¥f~Z Kwiqv †`Iqv nBqvwQj| National Archive-

G 25‡k gv‡P©i c‡i H gv‡mi †Kvb cwÎKv cvIqv hvq bvB| hvnv nDK, 11 bs

cÖwZev`x c‡¶ DÌvwcZ cÖ‡kœi mgvavbK‡í miKvi c¶ nB‡Z 1971 m‡bi 27‡k

gvP© Zvwi‡L cÖKvwkZ Bsj¨v‡Ûi kxl© ¯’vbxq

‘The Times’ Ges ‘The Financial Times’ Gi g~j Kwc Av`vj‡Z `vwLj Kiv nq|

cÖZxqgvb nq ‡h evsjv‡`k msµvš— wbæwjwLZ msev`¸wj Bsj¨v‡Û 1971 m‡bi

27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L wbæwjwLZ cwÎKv¸wji cÖ_g c„ôvq cÖavb msev` wnmv‡e cÖKvwkZ

nBqvwQj t

THE TIMES Saturday March 27, 1971 No. 58,132 Price 5 P

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Heavy Fighting as Shaikh Mujibur

declares E Pakistan independent Civil war raged in the eastern region of Pakistan night after

the provincial leader, Shaikh Mujibur Rahman, had proclaimed the

region an independent republic. President Yahya Khan outlawed the

Shaikh’s Awami League and denounced the Shaikh himself as a

traitor whose crime “would not go unpunished”.

Political activity throughout Pakistan has been banned and total

censorship has been imposed.

Official communiciations between East Pakistan and the rest of the

world have been cut. The only news about the days’s cramatic

developments came into clandestine radio bulletins broadcast from Dacca

and from reports by travellers crossing into India.

The Press Trust of India, quoting reports from the East Pakistan-

India border, said that Dacca, the capital of the easter wing, had become a

“battle-field”. It also quoted Shaikh Mujibur’s claim that West Paksitan

troops had been surrounded by East Pakistan troops and police in six cities.

President says traitors must be punished

Delhi, March 26-Shaikh Mujibur Rahman tonight proclaimed East

Pakistan the Sovereign Independent People’s Republic of Bangla Desh,

according to a clandestine radio report monitored near the East Pakistan

border.

The Press Trust of India (P.T.I) published the report which was

monitored at Agartala, in the Indian territory of Tripura, about 56 miles east

of Dacca. P.T.I. said that the boradcast was not made by the Sahikh himself

but by an unidenfied announcer.

The broadcast said that troops of the East Bengal Regiment, the East

Pakistan Rifles, and the “entire police force” had surrounded West Pakistan

troops in Chittagong, Comilla, Sylhet, Jessore, Barisal and Khulna, and that

heavy fighting was continuing.

It added that West Paskistan forces were hunting for Shaikh Mujibur

Rahman, who was said to have gone underground after the fighting began.

The broadcast called upon the people of “free Bangla Desh to

continue their movement for independence “until the last enemy soldier has

vanished”. It said that the Shaikh was “the only leader of the people of

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independent Bangla Desh” and his command should be obeyed to save the

country from “the ruthless dictatorship of West Pakistanis”.

President Yahya Khan said in a nationwide radio broadcast tonight

that the Shaikh’s Awami League, which won an overwhelming majority of

seats in East Pakistan in the elections for the National Assembly in

December, would be completely banned.

He said that the Shaikh had flouted the authority of the Government

and attacked the integrity of Pakistan. “ This crime will not go unpunished”.

he said.

He described the Shaikh’s action in starting his non-co-operation

movement as “an act of treason. He and his party have defied the lawful

authority for over three weeks. They have unsulted Pakistan’s flag and

defiled photographs of the father of the nation. They have tried to run a

parallel Government. They have created turmoil, terror and insecurity”.

His voice rising with anger, President Yahya declared that he could

not allow “power-hungry despots” to destroy the country and play with the

destinies of 120 million people.

Of his recent talks in Dacca with the Shaikh, he said: “His

obstinacy, his obduracy and absolute refusal to talk sense lead to only one

conclusion the man and his party are enemies of Pakistan. They want East

Pakistan to break away completely from Pakistan.”

He assured Pakistanis that his aim remained the same “namely, the

transfer of power to the elected representatives of the people. As soon as

the situation permits, I will take fresh steps towards the achievement of this

objective.”

Meanwhile, he said, all political activity throught Pakistan would be

banned, there would be a complete censorship of the press and a curfew

would be imposed on Dacca and all other cities of East Pakistan.

The Press Trust of India, quoting clandestine radio reports from East

Pakistan, spoke of heavy casualties in the fighting between East and West

Pakistan armed forces and severe fighting was said to be taking place in

Dacca and several other parts of the eastern region.

Reports in Calcutta said that at least 10,000 West Pakistan troops

had landed at East Pakistan ports, bringing the total now in the province to

about 70,000.

The reports said that the West Pakistan troops had arrested several

hundred people and had taken up positions in strategic areas.

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[The State Department in Washington said that Americans reaching

the United States Congratulate in East Pakistan had reported that West

Pakistan Army troops and tanks had spread through Dacca and “extensive

firing, including the use of tanks”, was under way.]

The worsening in the Pakistan crisis began yesterday with reports

that at least 35 people had been killed and more than 100 injured when

troops machine-guned large crowds in the Rangpur and Chitagong district

on Wednesday.

Shaikh Mujibur had called for a general strike tomorrow in protest

against the shootings.

He called on the President to halt all Army operations immediately.

President Yahya Khan had flown to Dacca from West Pakistan for

protracted talks with the Shaikh in an effort to solve the crisis which was

threatening to tear Pakistan apart.

They had been joined by Mr. Bhutto, the West Pakistan political

leader whose left-wing People’s Party won a majority of seats in the

western province in the National Assembly elections in December.

Violence had also flared yesterday in West Pakistan, where a 10-

hour curfew was clamped on the Punjab industrial town of Lyallpur after a

day of clashes between left-wing demonstrators and police. At least 30

police were reported seriously injured in the textile centre about 80 miles

from Lahore.

The clashes began when the People’s Guards, the militant wing of

Mr. Bhutto’s party defeated an official ban and marched through the

streets.

Reuter, U.P.I and A.P.

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PAKISTAN ON THE BRINK OF WAR

East Pakistan yesterday exploded into violence and grave political

drama. Shaikh Mujibur Rahman, the acknowledged leader of Bengali

nationalism in the province, responded heroically to the Pakistan army’s

intervention with a call for residence and a declaration of independence. By

contrast President Yahya Khan explained his decision to break off the

constitutional talks and order the army into action as a move to bring the

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province under control. He spoke of the law and order situation “ returning

to normal”, as if the authority of the army could soon be asserted whatever

Shaikh Mujib and his nationalist following might do. Yet already accounts

finding their way across divided Bengal speak of civil war. Though the

situation is confused, it does seem possible that something like civil war

might result rather than the speedy and effective police action for which

Presidnet Yahya hopes.

If that were to happen it would be hard to predict what the outcome

might be. In civil war, military fortunes are so intimately bound up with

political decisions on both sides that any military analysis of the situation is

bound to be tentative. Added to this is uncertainty about which side

particular units of the armed forces will take-and the extent to which there

will be discontent within units at the side taken by their commanders.

It is to be expected that the main units of the Army in East Pakistan

will remain loyal to the President. This is now a substantial force of about

70,000 men and it undoubtedly constitutes the predominant organized

power in the province. Nevertheless, for some weeks Shaikh Mujib has

been rallying the active support of the civil service and the police and there

is good evidence that most members of the Bengali regiments will accept

his orders. The Awami League has had its own “peace patrols” and

“liberation committees” operating in the villages for some weeks. There is

thus the basis for organized formations to operate in the name of the

separatists and for a widespread seizure of control of the countryside and

the villages.

The problem for the Army will be one of deciding what the decisive

positions are and using its superior organized numbers to hold them. This

must clearly include both ports and airfields to maintain supplies and

reinforcements from West Pakistan. The absence of overflying rights across

India is serious but not decisive, since the most important equipment must

come by sea. Vast airlifts of significant quantities of military equipment are

in any case beyond the resources of a country like Pakistan.

Where India will play a still more important role will be in her

attitude to the official or unofficial provision of supplies to either side

across the enormous frontier between India and East Pakistan. One must

expect a studied detachment in the attitude of the government: but the

millitarily important fact will be what is allowed to happen as between

Bengalis on either side of the frontier.

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If there were to be prolonged fighting, the territory would be

incredibily difficult for ground troops. East Pakistan is a mass of impassable

waterways and will sternly resist any attempt to dominate with tanks and

artillery. Air power, to the extent that it can be supplied and maintained,

would have an undoubted psychological effect but this is always shortlived.

On the other hand, the Army might hope to sustain much of the authority of

the central government if it could identify a small number of decisive points

and dominate them. The President’s main hope then would be that a long

guerrilla battle in the countryside might not prove to be in the character and

traditions of the people.

Even if East Bengal were cowed for a time the demand for

autonomy of some kind would not, therefore, be silenced. Yet the events of

the past few weeks may have shown how much any half-way house of

autonomy is possible at all, given the geographical, cultural and political

separation of the two wings of the country. When they first broke away

from India to form a new country what united the two wings was the fact

that both of them were Muslim areas of British India. But now an East

Bengal has been proclaimed which would move towards a denial or a

modification of that first assumption. This may be illustrated by the

bargaining over autonomy of the past few weeks. One of the East Pakistani

complaints has always been that they were denied the fruits of their own

trade and of their fair share of the foreign aid allotted to Pakistan. Yet once

their claim to manage their own trade is conceded then questions of

currency, banking, taxation and such like all follow. Moreover since

freedom to trade without interference from the central or federal

government would mean for East Pakistan freedom to trade with India it

would also follow in time that East Pakistan’s relations with India could be

pursued as the province thought fit. The reservation to the central

government of defence and foreign affairs would soon be eroded and at the

end of the road there would be only independence.

If any half-way house were possible the chances of finding it must

now be discounted and President Yahya’s optimism set aside. An

independent East Bengal, divorced from the fact and the idea which created

Pakistan, may eventually emerge. There are those in India who would

regard this as a dangerous prospect. East Bengal has also spawned the

revolutionary National Awami Party led by the Maulana Bhashani. Though

the Maulana has lost his old eminence and the party is split into at least

three groups there are those among them who look to China. If East

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Pakistan has been flung into a civil war that might go on for a long time

then Shaikh Mujib’s authority may also begin to ebb and the field would be

open to the exponents of peasant guerrilla warfare as a way forward. If East

Pakistan is to be a success as an independent state and not lapse into a

morass of revolutionary warfare it needs to be launched while Sahikh Mujib

still holds the country together.

Events have pushed Shaikh Mujib to his declaration of

independence. Pressure within the army may have pushed President Yahya

to action he would rather have deferred. Already all the questions of

national identity with which Pakistan was surrounded at its birth will be

echoing in the minds of those involved. And in India too. During the

gathering crisis there were effigies of Mr. Jinnah burnt in the streets of

Dacca. No one can foresee where these emotions will lead.

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Shaik Mujibur Rahman, now faces the crisis he has always

feared

The making of a martyr

Shaikh Mujibur Rahman, the East Pakistan leader who has called on

his people to stand united against the Pakistan military regime, is a symbol

of resistance. The greater part of the past 20 years of his life have been

spent as a political prisioner. Today, as he leads East Pakistan through the

most critical stage of its struggle, he can count on even more support than

the 96 per cent of the election vote he won in East Bengal to make him the

majority leader in all of Pakistan.

“Let the Army come and take me to prison,” he scoffed in a recent

interview with me at his home in Dacca. “Look for yourself. I have nobody

guarding me. They have all the guns. They can kill me. Indeed, they can kill

my family. But let them know that they cannot kill the spirit of 78 million

people. The people are behind me and they will die for their rights. They

have shown it. Gunds will never silence the voice of the people of Bengal.”

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The past three weeks have weighed heavily on Shaikh Mujibur. His

battle has been on two fronts. The ardent hope that the Pakistan crisis could

be settled within the framework of the democracy promised by the

country’s general election compelled him to work tirelessly in the

negotiations with President Yahya Khan. The call for Bengali independence

which had infected the populance in the past month bringing province-wide

civil disobedience in protest against the military regime pitted his political

prestige and personal support against the challenging voice of the extremists

within his own movement.

Indeed, it is ironic that the militay regime’s decision to use force in

an attempt to impose a settlement in favour of the west wing in the Pakistan

constitutional crisis, may be the decisive blow which ends the concept of a

united Pakistan. For Shaikh Mujibur, though representing the essence of

Bengali nationalism, is undoubtedly a greater patriot than many leaders

from West Pakistan who support the regime’s latest militant stand.

Tall and engagingly handsome, Sheikh Mujibur, who is 51, looks

like a successful businessman. He conducts his politics in the manner that is

customary with the tribal leader in Islamic societies. His endurance, since

the crisis began with the cancellation at the beginning of the month of the

National Assembly, has been remarkable. Between constant sittings with his

inner council of the Awami League, drafting policy and running the

administative affairs of the province, he has also played host to a stream of

political leaders from West Pakistan who have joined in the efforts to find a

solution to the crisis. On top of that, his house has been the rallying point

for Bangla Desh nationlists.

“What I want is emancipation for my people”. the Shaikh said,

maintaining the policy he has hitherto taken, even in public rallies, of

avoiding the mention of independence. “Let us face it- even when the

British ruled India they did not tax us. They reaped the fruits of the land but

they did not impose taxes on us. At the moment we are being treated by the

West Pakistanis as a mere colony and a market place. We have our rights

and these were underlined in the results of the elections. Only a few days

after her election, Mrs. Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister. My election

was last year but I am still waiting to be sworn in.”

After an early mission school education, Shaikh Mujibur graduted

from the Calcutta Islamia College just before partition. His political life

dates back to the early 1940s when he was elected to the Council of the All

India Muslim Students Federation and later the Muslim League. However,

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after partition he broke with the Muslim League which came to power in

East Bengal and under which he had his first taste of prison for his

association with the first Bengal Language Movement. He was to serve

four other prison sentences under successive Pakistan regimes.

The event that marked the rise of Shaikh Mujibur to a position of

power, and to the eventual undisputed leadership of East Pakistan, was his

arrest by the regime of President Ayub Khan in 1966 under the defence of

Pakistan rules. This followed soon after he first publicly stated his six-point

programme for regional autonomy for East Pakistan. After spending 21

months in prison, the Shaikh was removed to military custody and became

the principal defendant in the Argatala conspiracy case. It was alleged that

he had plotted with members of the armed forces to get East Pakistan’s

independence.

Strikes and popular demonstrations followed the Shaikh’s arrest and

continued throughout the trial, which lasted a year. He became the focal

point for Bengali nationalism. There is no doubt that the trial itself, which

ended inconclusively with the Shaikh’s release and the political unrest it

created in the country was a contributory factor in the downfall of the

General Yahya Khan and his military regime.

To those who have watched the Shaikh closely during the past three

weeks it has been obvious that he was not unaware of his formative political

years and the hardships they imposed upon him. Indeed, there were those

who have long been close to him, who felt that his constant reference to his

prison years and the possibility of his death, betrayed an inner wish that he

would not have to face what he had always feared. As he himself put it

many times : “ I am an optimist. I hope for the best, but I always prepare

for the worst.”

Paul Martin

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FINANCIAL TIMES

No. 25,514 SATURDAY MARCH 27 1971.

Civil War after East Pakistan declares independence

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BY KEVIN RAFFERTY

Civil war broke out in East Pakistan yesterday after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared an “Independent People’s Republic of Bangla Desh” (Bengal Nation).

The Pakistani President, General Yahaya Khan, had earlier in the

day declared the Sheikh a traitor, outlawed his party-the Awami League,

which is supported by almost all the 75m. people of the Eastern region- and

sent in heavy reinforcements for the Paksitan Army.

The position taken by the two men marked the final breakdown of

the month-long efforts to find even an interim agreement to preserve the

unity of Pakistan.

The true situation inside East Pakistan was unclear last night, as the

Martial Law authorities had enforced strict censorship of all news. But

reports monitored across the border in India spoke of heavy fighting and

casualties in the capital. Dacca, and other towns throughout East Pakistan.

The State Department in Washington, for example, said it had

learned that “extensive fighting, including the use of tanks, was going on in

Dacca.

Uncertain

Sheikh Mujib, who for the last month has been the de facto ruler of

the people of East Pakistan, in a message relayed from an unknown place

and monitored in Calcutta, earlier called upon his people “to resist the

enemy forces at any cost in every corner of Bangla Desh.”

Mujib’s whereabouts were uncertain. Various reports said he had

been arrested on Thursday night or that he had fled to India.

A radio station calling itself the “Independent Voice of Bangla

Desh” said that he had gone underground.

This station broadcast the call for independence which was read for

Sheikh Mujib. It added : “ Today the whole country is suffering from

multiple injuries inflicted by military power and brutal killings. The

revolutionary people of Independent Bengal have struck back.....The enemy

is constantly using helicopters to bring reinforcements. Eastern Paksitan

Rifles and other forces are engaged in fierce fighting with the army. If the

enemy dares enter your town or village, hurl on them powdered red pepper,

soda water bottles and sundry items. Use hand grenades if you have them.

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“They are shooting to kill at sight. Thousands today died. This is

unprecedented in world history. I therefore appeal to the world and

particularly to our neighbouring states: please do not remain silent

spectators to this diabolical carnage. Please move forward to help 75m.

brothers of Bangla Desh.

“To the citizens of the world we appeal: Please come forward in the

name of humanity to save and liberate the people of Bengal.”

Last night many people seemed to have defied the 24 hours curfew

imposed on Dacca and other parts of Bengal, and reports of shooting came

from Dacca, the southern port of Chittagong and Rangpur to the north of the

capital.

There are 600 British people left in East Pakistan, but there are no

reports so far that any of them have been harmed.

Showdown

President Yahya Khan arrived back in Karachi on

Thursday night after 11 days of abortive talks with Sheikh

Mujib in Dacca. On Firday morning the Army authorities flung

out a flurry of new martial law regulations which showed that

they had determined on a showdown with the Easterners. In a broadcast President Yahya insisted that his aim was still to

transfer power “to the elected representatives of the people.” He claimed

that Sheikh Mujib had attacked the integrity of Pakistan and added : “this

crime will not go unpunished.” He said that he could not allow “power-

hungry despots” to destroy the country and play with the destinies of its

120m. people.

The finality of the break between East and West was illustrated with

Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the popular radical leader of West Pakistan who

won 85 of the West Pakistan 138 Assembly seats and who would have

assumed civilian power in that Wing declared last night on his return to

Karachi: “ By the grace of the Almighty, Pakistan has at last been saved.”

The new regulations include :

• 24-hour curfew with a warning that anyone breaking it would be shot on

sight :

• Ban on all political activities and political speeches “either in the open

or inside any premises”.

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• All news and views on political developments or on the law and order

situation to be censored:

• Government and semi-Government employees who have been taking

part in the Awami League’s non-co-operation movement were told to

return to work within 24 hours on pain of being tried by a military court:

• Banks were ordered to stop transactions and freeze accounts.

• Everyone, except diplomats and service personnel, was ordered to

surrender firearms within 24 hours.

• Industrial strikes and lockouts were banned and schools and colleges

closed.

These orders were decreed with such speed that their contradictions-

such as between the curfew and Government employees reporting for work-

were not explained.

It is surprising, though, that it took so long for East and West

Pakistan officially to declare the breakdown.

The natural antagonisms and opposed interest of East and West

came to a head in the general election in December last year. The East

Pakistan based Awami League then won all but two of East Pakistan’s 169

seats in a National Assembly of 313. This gave it an absolute majority, but

without the right to exercise it.

An important factor increasing tension between the two regions has

been the jealousy of the Easterners for the benefits which they saw accuring

to the West.

The West has rich industries and its agriculture has prospered as a

result of the “green revolution” and irrigation projects. The average annual

per capita income in West Pakistan, for example, is £66, about one-third

higher than that in the East, where 75m. people are cramped into a far

smaller area.

The value of British investment in Pakistan is officially and

conservatively put at £130m. but the figure is not broken down between the

two wings. The jute trade between Britain and the East is worth about 15 m.

a year. Sheikh Mujib himself appears to be aware of the need to safeguard

these international economic links, and the main danger would probably

come from a prolonged conflict.

The Pakistan Army is though to have three divisions, about 70,000

men, in the East. Most observers are convinced, after the evidence of recent

weeks, that the Easterners are behind Sheikh Mujib almost to a man-that the

only way the Army can hope to hold “Bangla Desh” is by acting with such

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force as to cow the rest into submission. This is going to be far more

difficult than it would have been immediately after the election.

One problem for the Army is that their supply lines are

uncomfortably extended. Troops can only be brought in quickly by air.

Even the air journey from West Pakistan takes six hours-all

overflying of Indian territory by Pakistan is banned and the troops will have

to look to a hostile local population for their food and supplies.

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“NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1971

LEADER OF REBELS IN EAST PAKISTAN REPORTED SEIZED

Sheikh Mujib Arrested After a Broadcast proclaiming Region’s

Independence

DACCA CURFEW EASED

........

Troops Said to Be Gaining in Fighing in Cities-Heavy Losses Seen.

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NEW DELHI, Saturday, March 27-The Pakistan radio announced

today that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nationalism leader of East Pakistan,

had been arrested only hours after he had proclaimed his region independent

and after open rebellion was reported in several cities in the East.”

Saturday Morning, March 27, 1971

Civil War Flares as East Pakistanis

Claim Independence BY WILLIAM J. COUGHLIN

Times Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI-Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared independence for East

Paksitan Firday as the long smoldering feud between the two wings of the Islamic

nation flamed into open civil war.

A clandestine radio broadcast monitored here from a station identifying

itself as “The voice of Indeppendent Bangladesh Desh (Bengali homeland), “said.

“The sheik has declared the 75 million people of East Pakistan as citizens of the

sovereign indepdndent Bangla Desh.

But the official Radio Pakistan announced today that Rahman was arrested

only hours after he proclaimed East Pakistan Independence.”

THE AGE

27th March, 1971

Dacca Breaks With Pakistan. From Australian Associated Press

DACCA, March 26.- East Pakistan today delcared itself

independent of the central Government in Karachi.

The declaration followed a broadcast by President Yahya Khan outlawing

East Pakistan’s dominant political party, the Awami League, and accusing its

leader, Sheik Mujibur Rahman, of treason.

Indian radio monitors reported that Sheik Mujib made the independence

proclamation from a radio station believed captured by his supporters from army

authorities.

The radio station called itself “Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Free Bengal

Radio Station).

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THE AGE Saturday Morning March, 1971.

Yahya’s army elamps down on Dacca The army took over Dacc Radio and all press, radio and television

were placed under censorship.

Educational Institutions and banks were ordered closed indefinitely

and bank accounts were frozen.

Wireless monitors is Calcutta said Sheik Mujib, in a special

message, appealed to East Pakistanis to resist the enemy forces at all costs.

The monitors said the message was believed to have originated from

a wireless transmission in either the port city of Chittagong or Chalna.

The message quoted Sheik Mujib as saying :

:Pakistani armed forces suddenly attacked the East Pakistan Rifles

base at Pillkhana and Rajarbag, at Zero hours today, March 26, killing a lot

of unarmed people.

“ Bitter fighting is going on with the EPR is Dacca and the police

force. The people are fighting the enemy gallantly for the cause of the

freedom of Bangla Desh (Bengali nation).

“Every section of the people of Bangla Desh must resist the enemy

forces at all costs in every corner of Bangla Desh.

“May Allah bless you and help you in the struggle for freedom from

the enemy.”

The Bangkok Post An independent newspaper

BANGKOK SATURDAY MARCH 27, 1971.

PAK NEAR CIVIL WAR

East Declares Independence

At all costs The agency said the fighting, pitted the West Pakistan dominated

central army against the people of East Pakistan and the Provincial Police

and paramillitary East Pakistan Rifles.

Wireless monitors in Calcutta said Sheikh Mujibur in a special

message appealed to East Pakistanis “to resist the enemy forces at all costs.

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THE TIMES OF INDIA Bombay Saturday, March 27, 1971.

MUJIB PROCLAIMS FREE BANGLA DESH

Heavy casualities in civil war;

Pindi troops surrounded

in at least six cantonments

NEW DELHI, March 26.

A “sovereign, independent People’s Republic of Bangla Desh” was

proclaimed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today even as President Yahya

Khan ordered the army to “fully restore the authority” of his Government in

the turbulent easter wing.

THE DECLARATION, BROADCAST OVER “VOICE OF

INDEPENDENT BANGLA DESH”. SAID: “THE SHEIKH HAS

DECLARED THE 75 MILLION PEOPLE OF EAST PAKISTAN

CITIZENS OF INDEPENDENT BANGLA DESH”.

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Free Bangla Desh flags have been flutering all over East Pakistan

and millions of people led by the Awami League are ready to make any

sacrifice to preserve independence.

In many towns, women poured into the steets in their thousands in

support of pro-Rahman demonstrators defying the martial law orders. The

freedom struggle seeped into the contryside too, with villagers in sevral

places organising themselves into self defence groups with whatever

weapons they could get hold of.

The villagers were reportedly fighting with all available weapons,

including spears, lathis and “Ram Daos”.

Bangla Desh tonight appealed to the United Natioins and to Asian

African countried to render it all assistance in its fight for freedom.

In a late night broadcast, Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra said: “ The

liberation war now going on in Bangla Desh is part of the Afro-Asian

countries movement for liberation from colonial domination.”

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NEWSWEEK, April 5, 1971.

PAKISTAN PLUNGES INTO CIVIL WAR

The man and his party are enemies of Pakistan. This crime will not

go unpunished. We will not allow some power-hungry and unpartriotic

people to destroy this country and play with the destiny of 120 million

people.

-----President Mohammed Yahya Khan.

Come out of your houses with whatever weapons you have. Resist

the enemy forces at any cost........until the last enemy soldier is vanquished,

and save the country from the ruthless dictatorship of West Pakistanis.

----Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Until the very last moment, it looked as if the two proud men

entrusted with Pakistan’s destiny might still be able to avert a head-on

clash. From the East Pakistani capital of Dacca came optimistic reports that

President Mohammed Yahya Khan and Mujib as the leader of secessionist-

minded East Pakistan is known-were about to reach a compromise. But

then, with stunning suddenness, the pieces of Pakistan’s complicated

political puzzle flew apart. In the East Pakistan cities of Rangpur and

Chittagong, federal troops poured machinegun fire into mobs of

demonstrating Bengali nationalists. Swiftly, Yahya issued orders to his

army to “crush the movement and restore the full authority of the

government”. In his turn, Mujib proclaimed East Pakistan the “Sovereign,

independent People’s Republic of Bangla Desh (Bengal nation).” And with

that, Pakistan was plunged into civil war........................................................

With Jenkins and other foreign reporters expelled from East

Pakistan, the world was left to the mercy of conflicting radio reports for its

information. The official government radio in Karachi announced that the

army had arrested Mujib. But a clandestine radio in Dacca, identifying

itself as the Voice of Independent Bangla Desh, proclaimed that Mujib was

still safe in his underground headquarters. Under his leadership, said rebel

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radio announcer: “The people of Bangla Desh will shed more

blood................................................................................................................

POET OF POLITICS

When Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed the independence of

Bangla Desh last week some of his critics declared that he was merely

yielding to the pressure of his extremist supporters, seeking to ride the crest

of a wave in order to avoid being engulfed by it. But in a sense Mujib’s

emergence as the embattled leader of a new Bengal “nation” is the logical

outcome of a lifetime spent fighting for Bengali nationalism. Although

Mujib may be riding the crest of a wave, his presence there is no

accident.............................................................................................................

..................Mujib can attract a crowd of a million people to his

rallies and hold them spell-bound with great rolling waves of emotional

rhetoric. “Even when you are talking alone with him, “says a diplomat,” he

talks like he’s addressing 60,000 people. Eloquent in Urdu, Bengali and

English, three languages of Pakistan Mujib does not pretend to be an

original thinker. He is a poet of politics, not an engineer, but the Bengalis

tend to be more artistic than technical, anyhow, and so his style may be just

what was needed to unite all the classes and ideologies of the region.

A month ago, at a time when he was still pulibcly-refraining from

proclaiming independence Mujib privately told NEWSWEEK’S Loren

Jenkins that “there is no hope of salvaging the situation. The country, as we

know it, is finished.” But he waited for President Mohammed Yahya Khan

to make the break. “ We are the majority, so we cannot secede. They, the

Westerners, are the minority, and it is up to them to secede.”

Two weeks later as the crisis deepened, hundreds of Bengalis

crowded the yard and hallways of Mujib’s home in suburban Dacca, and

puffing on a pipe. (“the only foreign thing I use”), he cheerfully spoke to

them all. After addressing one enthusiastic gathering Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman turned to Western newsmen and said: “ I have this sort of thing

from 5 am. on. Do you think any one can suppress this spirit with machine

guns ?” A few days later someone was trying.

TIME Magazine April 5, 1971.

THE WORLD

PAKISTAN: TOPPLING OVER THE BRINK. ..........................................................................................................

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The army ordered a strict 24-hour curfew in Dacca, with violators

shot on sight. But soon the Free Bengal Revolutionary Radio Center,

probably somewhere in Chittagong, crackled into life. Over the clandestine

sation, Mujib proclaimed the creation of the ‘‘Sovereign independent

Bengali nation.” and called on its people to “resist the enemy forces at all

costs in every corner of Bangla Desh.”

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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

OPEERATIONAL INTELLENGENCE DIVISION

D1-2

DIA SPOT REPORT

DATE 26TH March, 1971

TIME : 1430 EST.

SUBJECT : Civil War in Pakistan.

REFERENCE :

1. Pakistan was thrust into civil war today when Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman proclaimed the east wing of the two-part country to be “the

sovereign independent People’s Republic of Bangla Desh.

“ Fighting is reported heavy in Dacca and other eastern cities where

the 10,000 man paramilitary East Pakistan Rifles has joined police

and privates citizens in conflict with an estimated 23,000 West

Pakistani regular army troops. Continuing reinforcements by sea and

air combined with the government’s stringment martial, law

regulations illustrate Islamabad’s commitment to preserve the union

by force. Because of logistical difficulties, the attempt will probably

fail, but not before heavy loss of life results.

2. Indian officials have indicated that they would not be drawn

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into a Pakistani civil war, even if the east should ask for help. Their

intentioins might be overruled, however, if the fever of Bengali

nationalism spills across the border.

3. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is little interested in foreign affairs and

would cooperate with the United States if he could. The west’s

violent suppression, however, threatens to radicalize the east to the

detriment of Us interests. The crisis has exhibited anti-American

facets from the beginning and both sides will find the United States

a convenient scapegoat.

RELEASED BY : SD/ ILLEGIBLE

JOHN J PAVELLE, JR. Captain, USN DI-4/71564

PREPARED BY : JOHN B. HUNT Major, USA DI-4A3/25009 David Loshak Zvnvi Pakistan Crisis (London 1972) cy¯—‡K 25Ð26 †k gv‡P©i

ga¨eZx© iv‡Î cÖ`Ë m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv m¤¦‡Ü e‡jb “ on a wave length close to that of

Pakistan Radio ................the Sheikh proclaimed East Pakistan to be the People’s Republic

of Bangladesh.”

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“Then Sir, why did you arrest Sheikh Mujib on 26th March

from his Dhanmandi Residence ?

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To the people of Bangladesh and also the world:-

Pakistan Armed Forces suddenly attacked the EPR Base at

peelkhana and police line at Rajarbag at .00 hrs. of 26Ð3-71, killing

lots of People. Fierce fighting is going on with the EPR and police

force in the streets of Dacca. People are fighting gallantly with the

enemy forces for the cauase of Freedom of Bangladesh. Every sector

of Bangladesh is asked to resist the enemy forces at any cost in

every corner of Bangladesh.

May Allah bless you and help you in your struggle for

freedom.

“Joy Bangla”

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Sk. Mujibur Rahman.

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the Pakistani soldiers at all cost with whatever he has. I appeal in the name

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ev”Pv‡K ch©š— nZ¨v K‡i Zviv GK RNb¨ jxjvq †g‡Z D‡VwQj|

AW©vi w`‡qwQj AvIqvgx jx‡Mi †jvK, hv‡K cvI, Zv‡KB nZ¨v K‡iv,

†Kvbi“c `qvÐgvqv bvB| Zv‡`i RNb¨ KvRÐKviev‡ii Ggb mg¯—

BwZnvm Avgv‡`i nv‡Z Av‡Q, hv †`L‡j wkD‡i DV‡Z nq| Avgv‡`i

nv‡Z GKRb †Rbv‡i‡ji `¯—LZ Kiv KvMR aiv c‡o‡Q| Zv‡Z Av‡Q

jyUcvU Ki| GgbwK cvkweK AZ¨vPv‡ii K_vI Av‡Q| ee©i Bqvwnqvi

†mbvevwnbx‡K Amnvq I wbi¯¿ mvZ †KvwU ev½vjxi Dci KzKz‡ii gZ

†jwj‡q ‡`Iqv n‡qwQj|†mbvevwnbx hw` hy× †NvlYv KiZ, Z‡e Avgiv

†mB hy‡×i †gvKvwejv Ki‡Z cviZvg| wKš‘ Zviv AZwK©‡Z 25‡k gvP©

Zvwi‡L Avgv‡`i AvµgY Kij| ZLb Avgiv eyS‡Z cvijvg †h,

Avgv‡`i †kl msMªvg ïi“ n‡q †M‡Q| Avwg Iqvi‡j‡m PÆMªv‡g

Rvbvjvg evsjv‡`k AvR †_‡K m¦vaxb I mve©‡fŠg ivóª| GB Lei

cÖ‡Z¨‡K †cŠwQ‡q †`Iqv †nvK, hv‡Z cÖwZwU _vbvq, gnKygvq, †Rjvq

cÖwZ‡iva msMªvg M‡o DV‡Z cv‡i| †mB Rb¨ cÖ‡qvRbxq wb‡`©kI

w`‡qwQjvg| GB e¨vcv‡i AvZ¥m‡PZb n‡Z n‡e| †`kevmx Rv‡bb

GKB Zvwi‡L †`‡ki wewfbœ RvqMvq cÖwZ‡iva Av‡›`vjb ïi“

n‡qwQj| GUv nvIqvi Dci †_‡K nq bvB| hw` †Kvb wb‡`©k bv

_vKZ, Z‡e †Kgb K‡i GKB mg‡q, GKB gyû‡Z© me RvqMvq

msMªvg ïi“ n‡jv ? ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÕÕ

AZtci, MYcwil‡`i ¯úxKvi MYcwil‡`i m¤§y‡L wbæwjwLZfv‡e cÖ¯—ve

†ck K‡ib t

Rbve ¯úxKvi t GB nvD‡mi mvg‡b †h cÖ¯—ve wQj Zv

ms‡kva‡bi c‡i †h AvKv‡ii n‡q‡Q, Avwg Zv c‡o †kvbvw”Q|

ms‡kvwaZ cÖ¯—ve n‡”Q t

ÔÔe½eÜyi Avnev‡b I AvIqvgx jx‡Mi †bZ„‡Z¡ HwZnvwmK

m¦vaxbZv msMªv‡g evsjv‡`‡ki †h wec−ex RbZv, K…lK, kÖwgK,

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QvÎ, hyeK, eyw×Rxex, exiv½bv, cÖwZi¶v wefv‡Mi ev½vjxiv, mv‡eK

B,wc,Avi, cywjk, Avbmvi, gyRvwn` I ivR‰bwZK †bZv I Kgx© I

exi gyw³‡hv×viv wb‡R‡`i i³ w`‡q Avgv‡`i m¦vaxbZv AR©b

K‡i‡Qb| AvR‡Ki w`‡b evsjv‡`‡ki RbM‡Yi †fv‡U h_vh_fv‡e

wbe©vwPZ evsjv‡`k MYcwil` mkÖ×wP‡Ë Zuv‡`i m¥iY K‡i‡Q|

1971 mv‡ji 26†k gvP© e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb

m¦vaxbZvi †h †Nvlbv K‡iwQ‡jb Ges †h †Nvlbv gywRe bMi †_‡K

1971 mv‡ji 10B GwcÖj m¦xK…Z I mgw_©Z n‡qwQj GB m‡½

GB MYcwil` Zv‡Z GKvZ¥Zv cÖKvk Ki‡Q|

m¦vaxbZv mb‡`i gva¨‡g †h MYcwil` MwVZ n‡qwQj AvR †m

mb‡`i m‡½I G cwil` GKvZ¥Zv †NvlYv Ki‡Q|

G¶‡Y GB cwil` evsjv‡`‡ki mv‡o mvZ †KvwU gvby‡li

AvkvÐAvKv•Lvi †mB me g~Z© Av`k©, h_v, RvZxqZvev`, MYZš¿,

mgvRZš¿ I ag©wbi‡c¶Zv, gv knx`vb I exi‡`i m¦vaxbZv msMªv‡g

AvZ¥Z¨v‡M D™¢y× K‡iwQj, Zvi wfwˇZ †`‡ki Rb¨ GKwU Dchy³

msweavb cÖYq‡bi `vwqZ¡ MªnY Ki‡Q|ÕÕ

Dc‡iv³ cÖ¯—ve MYcwil‡` me©m¤§wZµ‡g M„nxZ nq|

Dc‡iv³ cÖ¯—ve m¤¦wjZ msev` 1972 m‡bi 11B I 12 GwcÖj Zvwi‡L

evsjv‡`‡ki wewfbœ eûj cÖPvwiZ msev`c‡Î cÖKvwkZ nq| Bnvi K‡qKwU wbæiƒc t

MORNING NEWS

Dacca, Thursday, April, 11, 1972

Independence Declaration approved

“The Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in the first sitting of its

opening session yesterday passed a resolution approving the Declaration of

Independence by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26 last year and its

subsequent endorsement on April 10 1971 at Mujibnagar reports ENA.’’

THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER

DACCA TUESDAY APRIL 11 1972

“During its deliverations for 2.45 hours (with a break of 20

minutes) the House adopted resolution condoling the death of those

who laid down their lives for liberation of Bangladesh. In another

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resolution, the House expressed its complete solidarity with the

declararation of indepdnence made by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman on March 26, last year and subsequent approval of it by the

grand assembly at Mujibnagar on April 12 last year.”

‰`wbK evsjv

XvKv, g½jevi 11B GwcÖj 1972

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbvi wb‡`©k

ÔÔe½eÜy e‡jb, nvbv`vi‡`i Svuwc‡q covi Lei †c‡qB wZwb

PÆMªv‡g `jxq eÜy‡`i Kv‡Q †Uwj‡dvb K‡i m¦vaxbZv

†Nvlbvi K_v cÖPv‡ii wb‡`©k w`‡qwQ‡jb| nv‡U ÐevRv‡i,

kn‡i Ðe›`‡i me©Î nvbv`vi‡`i cÖwZ‡iv‡ai R‡b¨ wZwb

wb‡`©k w`‡qwQ‡jb| wZwb e‡jb, wZwb G e¨vcv‡i w¯’i wbwðZ

wQ‡jb †h wZwb hw` †eu‡P bvI _v‡Kb ZeyI evsjv‡`k

m¦vaxb n‡eB| m¦vaxbZvi †Nvlbv me©Î cÖPvwiZ bv n‡j

meLvb †_‡KB GK‡hv‡M gyw³msMªvg ïi“ n‡Z cvi‡Zv bv e‡j

wZwb D‡j−L K‡ib| G †`†ki gvbyl GB `y‡hv©M I `ytmgq†K

†hfv‡e †gvKv‡ejv K‡i‡Q Zvi R‡b¨ wZwb Zv‡`i‡K ab¨ev`

Rvbvb|ÕÕ

m¦vaxbZv mb` Aby‡gvw`Z

‰`wbK MYKÚ 11B GwcÖj, 1972

MYcwil‡`i cÖ_g Awa‡ek‡b e½eÜyi 1971 mv‡ji

26‡k gvP© evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv‡K MZKvj

(‡mvgevi) AvbyôvwbKfv‡e Aby‡gv`b Kiv nq Ges gywRe

bM‡i MwVZ eZ©gv‡bi GB MYcwil`‡KI †mB mv‡_ Aby‡gv`b

Kiv nq| gywRe bM‡i †NvwlZ m¦vaxbZvi mb‡`i cÖwZ

MZKvj cybivq cwil` m`m¨iv mg_©b †NvlYv K‡ib|

‰`wbK AvRv` 12 GwcÖj, 1972

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MYcwil‡`i D‡Øvabx Awa‡ek†b cÖavbgš¿xi

e³„Zvi c~Y© weeiY

ÔÔ (MZ †mvgevi MYcwil‡`i D‡×vabx Awa‡ek‡b

†kvK cÖ¯—v‡ei Dci cwil‡`i †bZv cÖavbgš¿x

e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi e³„Zvi c~Y© weeiY

bx‡P †`qv n‡jv|)

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

Aqvi‡j‡m PÆMªv‡g Lei

wKš‘ Zviv AZwK©†Z 25‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L

Avgv‡`i Avµgb Kij| ZLb Avgiv eyS‡Z cvijvg

†h, Avgv‡`i †kl msMªvg ïi“ n‡q †M‡Q| Avwg

Aqvi‡j‡m PÆMªv‡g Rvbvjvg evsjv‡`k AvR †_‡K

m¦vaxb mve©‡fŠg ivóª| GB Lei cÖ‡Z¨K‡K †cŠuwQ‡q

‡`evi Rb¨ ûKzg w`‡Z bv cvi‡jI hv‡Z cÖwZwU

_vbvq, gnKzgvq, †Rjvq cÖwZ‡iva msMªvg M‡o

DV‡Z cv‡i †mBRb¨ cÖ‡qvRbxq wb‡`©k w`‡qwQjvg|

GB e¨vcv‡i AvZ¥m‡PZb n‡Z n‡e| †`kevmx Rv‡bb,

GKB Zvwi‡L †`‡ki wewfbœ RvqMvq cÖwZ‡iva

Av‡›`vjb ïi“ n‡qwQj| GUv nvIqvi Dci †_‡K nq

bvB| hw` †Kvb wb‡`©k bv _vKZ Z‡e wK K‡i GKB

mgq GKB gyû‡Z© me RvqMvq msMªvg ïi“ nj|ÕÕ

ZvnvQvov, 18Ð1Ð1974 Zvwi‡L AvIqvgx jxM KvDwÝj Awa‡ek‡b wewfbœ

wel‡q e³e¨ ivwL‡Z wMqv m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cÖm½ DwVqv Av‡m| 19Ð1Ð1974

Zvwi‡L wewfbœ cwÎKvq Bnv cÖKvwkZ nq| 19Ð1Ð1974 Zvwi‡L Bangladesh Observer

cwÎKvq cÖKvwkZ †kL gywR‡ei fvl‡Yi mswk−ó Ask wbæiƒc t

Recalling the days of struggle during non-Cooperation movement in

early 1971, the Bangabandhu said the people were totally and firmly united

as never in the past and jumped into the final battle. He said many people us

to come to a compromise but we were firm. He said we were not sitting

quiet and we had organized our net work to launch the final battle.

Going back to rare moments of history, Banga Bandhu Sheikh

Mujibur Rahman said “I declared independence on March 26”. He said

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despite is being arrested the movement had continued under the leadership

of Syed Nazrul Islam and Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed.........................................”

ÔÔ‰`wbK evsjv ÕÕ

kwbevi 19‡k Rvbyqvix, 1974

A_©‰bwZK gyw³i bqv msMªv‡gi WvK|

PvB †bZ„Z¡ msMVb Av`k©

I wbtm¦v_©Kg©xtÐ e½eÜyt

ÔÔwZwb e‡jb, GB m¦vaxbZvi msMªvg GK w`‡b nq bvB| 25

eQ‡i Av‡M ïi“| GB msMªv‡gi g‡a¨ w`‡qB AvIqvgx jx‡Mi µg|

Avi hw` GB msMV‡bi g„Zy¨ nq ZvI †hb msMªv‡gi ga¨ w`‡qB

Zvi g„Zy¨ nq|

wZwb e‡jb, cÖK…Zc‡¶ GKvˇii 7B gv‡P©B Avwg

m¦vaxbZvi WvK w`‡qwQjvg| 25‡ki iv‡Z mnKgx©‡`i G m¤ú‡K©

wb‡`©k w`‡qwQjvg| wZwb e‡jb, Z‡e Gi cÖ¯—ywZ wb‡qwQjvg eû Av‡M

†_‡KB| cÖ¯—ywZ Qvov GKB mv‡_ 58wU gnKzgvq cÖwZ‡iva M‡o

†Zvjv m¤¢e †nvZ bv| wZwb e‡jb, mvgvb¨ hv A¯¿¿ †RvMvo Kiv

m¤¢e n‡qwQj ZvB weZiY Kiv n‡qwQj|ÕÕ

‰`wbK AvRv`ÐkwbeviÐ19†k Rvbyqvix 1974 msL¨v|

AvIqvgx jxM Awa‡ek‡b e½eÜyi †NvlYv|

7B gvP© m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbvi ZvwiL |

ÔRvwZi wcZv e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb e‡jb cÖK…Zc‡¶

1971 mv‡ji mvZB gvP© †mvn&ivIqv`x© D`¨v‡b evsjv‡`ki m¦vaxbZvi

†Nvlbv Kiv nBqv‡Q| GB cÖm‡½ e½eÜy e‡jb wZwb mvZB gvP©

ÔÔGev‡ii msMªvg m¦vaxbZvi msMªvg, Gev‡ii msMªvg gyw³i msMªvgÕÕ

†NvlYv K‡i m¦vaxbZvi WvK w`‡qwQ‡jb Gi ci 24 Ges 25†k gvP©

wZwb `jxq †bZv‡`i m¦vaxbZv hy× Pvwj‡q hvIqvi wb‡`©k w`‡qwQ‡jb|

wZwb AviI e‡jb 58wU gûKgvq m¦vaxbZv hy× cwiPvjbvi Rb¨

KgvÛvi c~e© †_‡KB wb‡qvM Kiv nBqvwQj| hvi Rb¨ mviv †`‡k GKB

w`‡b cvwK¯—vbx ‰mb¨‡`i wei“‡× cÖwZ‡iva hy× Kiv m¤¢e nBqvwQj

m¦vaxbZv hy× nVvr ïi“ nqwb 1948 mvj ‡_‡KB m¦vaxbZv hy× ïi“

n‡q av‡c av‡c weR‡qi c‡_ AMªmi nq e‡j wZwb gš—e¨ K‡ib|

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Dc‡iv³ msev`¸wj evsjv‡`‡ki Avcvgi RbmvaviY cvV Kwiqv‡Qb| wKš‘

†KnB wØgZ cÖKvk K‡ib bvB †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb KZ„©K cÖ`Ë

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv Z_¨wfwËK bq ev Gi mZ¨Zvi e¨vcv‡i †Kvb Drm LuywRqv cvIqv

hvq bvB|

AZGe, Bnv wbwðZ fv‡e cÖZxqgvb nB‡Z‡Q †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi

ingvb 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †h evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv KwiqvwQ‡jb

Zvnv mwVK fv‡eB 10 B GwcÖ‡ji ÔThe Proclamation of IndependenceÕ G cÖwZdwjZ

nBqv‡Q|

Dc‡i µvwš—Kvjxb I A¯’vqx weavbvejx mg~‡ni mvsweavwbK Ae¯’vb m¤¦‡Ü

Avgiv mvaviYfv‡e Av‡jvPbv KwiqvwQ| G¶‡Y ÔThe Proclamation of IndependenceÕ

Gi mvsweavwbK Ae¯’vb m¤¦‡Ü Av‡jvPbv Kiv nB‡e|

c~‡e©B Av‡jvPbv Kiv nBqv‡Q †h “ The Proclamation of IndependenceÕ

evsjv‡`k iv‡óªi me© cÖ_g mvsweavwbK `wjj| Bnv hy³iv‡óªi Ô The Declaration of

IndependenceÕ Gi mwnZ Zyjbxq| Av‡gwiKvi 13 wU cÖ‡`‡ki cÖwZwbwaØviv MwVZ

wØZxq Continental Congress D³ †NvlYv 1776 m‡bi 4Vv RyjvB Zvwi‡L cÖ`vb

K‡i| Aek¨ Bsj¨vÛ D³ Congress Gi AvBbMZ Ae¯’vb I Zvnv‡`i †Nvlbvi

‰eaZv m¦xKvi K‡i bvB|

gywRe bM‡i cÖ`Ë †NvlYv wbe©vwPZ m`m¨MY Øviv MwVZ MYcwil` KZ„©K

cÖ`vb Kiv nBqvwQj| D³ †NvlYvi Av‡jv‡K I ¶gZv cÖvß nBqv

gyw³hy×Kvjxb evsjv‡`k miKvi MVb Kiv nq| D³ miKvi mvdj¨gwÛZ fv‡e

gyw³hy× cwiPvjbv K‡i| we‡k¦i wewfbœ †`‡ki mwnZ mg‡SvZv K‡i| wewfbœ

†`‡k evsjv‡`k wgkb ¯’vcb mn ‰e‡`wkK m¤úK© ¯’vcb K‡i| djkª“wZ‡Z

gyw³hy‡×i †kl ch©v‡q fyUvb I fviZ evsjv‡`k ivóª‡K KzU‰bwZK m¦xK…wZ cÖ`vb

K‡i| m¦vaxbZvi ci 1972 m‡bi 11 B Rvbyqvix Zvwi‡L Provisional Constitution

of Bangladesh Order, 1972 D`&‡NvlY Kiv nq| D³ Order Gi cÖ¯—veYvi cÖ_g

ev‡K¨B ejv nBqv‡Q t

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“ Whereas by the Proclamation of Independence Order, dated the

10th April, 1971 provisional arrangements were made for the

governance of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh”.

AZtci, g~j Order Gi cÖ_‡gB ejv nBqv‡Q t

“ Now therefore in pursuance of the Proclamation of Independence

Order, dated the 10th April, 1971........................”

GBfv‡e 1971 m‡bi 10B GwcÖ‡ji The Proclamation of Independence nBj

Provisional Constituion of Bangladesh Order, 1972, Gi

g~j wfwË|

ZvnvQvov, 1972 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`k MYcwil‡`i

D‡×vvabx Abyôv‡b m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv cÖ¯—v‡e 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L

e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb m¦vaxbZvi †h †Nvlbv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb hvnv 1971

m‡bi 10B Gwcªj Zvwi‡L The Proclamation of Independence m¦xK…Z I mgw_©Z

nBqvwQj Zvnvi mwnZ MYcwil`I GKvZ¥Zv cÖKvk K‡ib|

AZtci, 1972 m‡bi 4Vv b‡f¤¦i Zvwi‡L M„nxZ msweav‡bi cÖ¯—vebvi

cÖ_g ev‡K¨B 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L †h m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv cÖ`vb Kiv

nBqvwQj Zvnvi m¦xK…wZ cÖ`vb Kiv nq|

ZvnvQvov, msweav‡bi 150 Aby‡”Q‡`i AvIZvq cÖ¯—yZK…Z PZy_© Zdwm‡j

1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© ZvwiL nB‡Z msweavb cÖeZ©‡bi ZvwiL ch©š— mgq mxgv

g‡a¨ Proclamation of Independence mn mKj Kvh© Aby‡gvw`Z I mg_©b Kiv nq|

PZy_© Zdwm‡ji 3(1) Aby‡”Q` wbæiƒc t

PZy_© Zdwmj

[150 Aby‡”Q` ]

ÔÔ3|(1) 1971 mv‡ji 26‡k gvP© nB‡Z GB msweavbÐcÖeZ©‡bi

Zvwi‡Li g‡a¨ cÖYxZ ev cÖYxZ ewjqv we‡ewPZ mKj AvBb,

m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYvcÎ ev †h †Kvb AvBb nB‡Z AvnwiZ ev

AvnwiZ ewjqv we‡ewPZ KZ„©‡Z¡i Aaxb Abyiƒc †gqv‡`i g‡a¨

cÖhy³ mKj ¶gZv ev K…Z mKj Kvh© GZÏviv Aby‡gvw`Z I

mgw_©Z nBj Ges Zvnv AvBbvbyhvqx h_v_©fv‡e cÖYxZ, cÖhy³

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I K…Z nBqv‡Q ewjqv †NvwlZ nBj |

Dc‡iv³ e¨e¯’vejx msweav‡bi Ab¨ †h‡Kvb weavb m‡Z¡I msweav‡bi 150

Aby‡”Q` Abymv‡i Kvh©Ki nq| GgZ Ae¯’vq Ab¨vb¨ weavbvejx I Kvh©v`xmn

1971 m‡bi 10B GwcÖj, Zvwi‡L †NvwlZ ÔProclamation of IndependenceÕ Ges

D³ Proclamation G ewY©Z I m¦xK…Z Z_¨ †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb 1971

m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv KwiqvwQ‡jb Zvnv msweavb

KZ„©K Aby‡gvw`Z I mgw_©Z nq Ges AvBbvbyhvqx h_v_©fv‡e cÖYxZ, cªhy³ I K…Z

nBqv‡Q ewjqv mvsweavwbKfv‡e cÖwZwôZ nq|

GB cÖwZwôZ mZ¨‡KB 1979 m‡bi Authentication Committee m¦xK…wZ cÖ`vb

KwiqvwQ‡jb|

evsjv‡`‡ki GKRb cÖwZ_Rkv AvBbRxwe, ivRbxwZwe` I †jLK Rbve

gI`y` Avng` Zvnvi ‘Bangladesh : Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’ Mª‡š’ ‘The

Proclamation of Independence’ m¤¦‡Ü wbæwjwLZ gš—e¨ K‡ib (c„t 5Ð7)t

“ The Proclamation of Independence The Proclamation of Independence laid down the fundamental law

for the country in war. So it continued to provide the legal cover for all the

acts done by the government not only during the war period but also

thereafter. The Proclamation became the fountain of law and the source of

authority; it was the constitution of the country till the new constitution was

made effective on and from December 16, 1972. The proclamation was

made to handle a special situation. The main feature of the proclamation

was that the governmental system was made Presidential and for strategic

and popular reasons Sheikh Mujib was named as the President in the

instrument itself and he was to continue as a President till such time a

constitution was framed. War is always met by special laws to enable a

government to handle the affairs of the state effectively. So it was nothing

unusual that in the special circumstances power was concentrated in one

hand, giving the president both the executive and the legislative powers.

Beisdes this, the president was made the Supreme Commander of the armed

forces with power to grant pardon, appoint a Prime Minister and other

Ministers, levy taxes and expend monies, summon and adjourn the

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Constituent Assembly and do all things necessary to give to the people of

Bangladesh “an orderly and just” government.

......................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................

According to the Proclamation the elected representatives (MNAs

and MPAs) constituted themselves into a Constituent Assembly and having

held mutual consultations declared and constituted Bangladesh as a

sovereign people’s republic. They thereby confirmed the declaration of

independence already made by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26,

1971. The reasons for justifying the proclamation were stated to be that

after the free election held in the country for the purpose of framing a

constitution Yahya Khan summoned the elected representatives of the

people to meet on March 3, 1971 for the said purpose but the Assembly so

summoned was arbitrarily and illegally postponed for an indefinite period

and instead of fulfilling their promise, the Pakistan authorities declared an

unjust and treacherous war. So the representatives from Bangladesh met

and constituted themselves into a Constitutent Assembly and declared

independence.

........................................................................................................

........................................................................................................

However, once the Pakistan Army surrendered, the Proclamation

gained significant importance both from a historical and constitutional point

of view. After December 16, 1971 the Proclamation continued to remain

fully effective as the fundamental instrument of law for the country and the

laws made thereunder were obeyed by the entire population. The

Proclamation became a reality-it created a new nation on the map of the

world.”

1977 m‡bi m¦vaxbZv msMªv‡gi BwZnvm iPbv cÖKí t

m¦vaxbZv msMªv‡gi BwZnvm iPbvi `vwqZ¡ Rbve nvmvb nvwdRyi ingv‡bi

Dci Ac©b Kiv nq| Zvnvi wb‡qvM weÁwßwU wbæiƒc t

cwiwkó

(GK)

[ The Bangladesh Gazette Part II, September 1, 1977, page 503]

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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weÁwß

XvKv, 23†k AvM÷, 1977

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GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, DACCA.

No. 51/2/78-Dev/10493(25), dated 13.2.1979

RESOLUTION

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In partial modification of Resolution issued under No. 51/2/78-Dev/231, dated 18.7.78, Govt. have been pleased to reconstitute an Authentication Committee for the Project “Writing and Printing of a History of Bangladesh War of Liberation” with the following members : 1. Dr. Mofizullah Chairman Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dacca University

2. Prof. Salauddin Ahmed, .. Member Chairman, Deptt. of History, Jahangir Nagar University

3. Dr. Anisuzzaman, .. Prof., Deptt of Bengali, Chittagong University .. Member

4. Dr. Safar Ali Akanda, .. Member Director, Insitute of Bangladesh Studies, Rajshahi.

5. Dr. Enamul Huq, .. Member Director, Dacca Museum.

6. Mr. K.M. Mohsin .. Member Associate Professor, Deptt. of History Dacca University.

7. Dr. Shamsul Huda Harun .. Member Associate Professor, Deptt. of Political Science, Dacca University.

8. Dr. K.M. Karim, .. Member Director, National Library and Archive, Dacca

9. Mr. Hasan Haifizur Rahman, .. Member-Secretary. O.S.D., History of Bangladesh War of Liberation Project.

2. The following shall be the terms of reference of the committee :

(a) To verify, endorse and authenticate the collected data and documents to be included in the History of Bangladesh War of Liberation.

(b) To determine validity and price of documents required for the committee.

M.A. SALAM KHAN Section Officer.

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cwi‡e‡k huviv †`k‡cÖ‡gi `xcwkLv Agwjb †i‡L‡Qb, huviv Avgv‡`i

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e¨w³Z¡ me©Rbve cÖ‡dmi Gg gwbi“¾vgvb wgTv, cÖ‡dmi

GgvRDÏxb Avn‡¤§`, e¨vwióvi gBbyj †nv‡mb, Wt Kvgvj

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dj Abymv‡i Zvnv‡`i wbRm¦ we‡ePbvq 1982 m‡b cÖKvwkZ `wjjcÎ wmwi‡Ri

Z„Zxq L‡Ûi cÖ_g c„ôvq m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi †K›`ª nB‡Z †kL gywReyi

ingv‡bi eivZ w`qv cÖPvwiZ wbæwjwLZ m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv wbæi“‡c cÖKvk K‡ib t

wk‡ivbvg m~Î ZvwiL

m¦vaxb evsjv†eZvi‡K›`ª n‡Z evsjv‡`k miKvi,ciivóª gš¿Yvj‡qi 26‡k gvP©

‡kL gywReyi ingv‡bi bv‡g ewnwek¦ cÖPvi wefvM KZ©„K cÖKvwkZ 1971

cÖPvwiZ m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv| cyw¯—KvÐ ÔÔesMeÜy ¯úxK&m|”

Declaration of Independence

ÔÔThis may be my last message, from today Bangladesh is independent.

I call upon the people of Bangladesh wherever you might be and with

whatever you have, to resist the army of occupation to the last. Your fight

must go on untill the last soldier of the Pakistan occupation army is expelled

from the soil of Bangladesh and final victory is achieved.ÕÕ

[Message embodying Declaration of Independence sent by

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Chittagong shortly after midnight

of 25th March, i.e. early hours of 26th March, 1971 for transmission

throughout Bangladesh over the ex-EPR transmitter]

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m¦vaxbZvi Dc‡iv³ †NvlYv m¤c‡K© 2004 m‡bi cÖZ¨qb KwgwU wb‡æv³ gš—

e¨ K‡ibt ÔÔmfvq cÖZ¨qb KwgwUi m`m¨e„›` G g‡g© gZ cÖKvk K‡ib †h, Dc‡iv³

†NvlYvwU Z_¨ wfwËK bq Ges Gi mZ¨Zvi e¨vcv‡i †Kvb Drm cvIqv hvqwb|ÕÕ

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Bw›`iv MvÜxi GKwU gš—e¨‡K wfwË wnmv‡e eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q| GB hyw³i AmviZv

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4_© c„ôvq cÖZ¨qb KwgwU AviI †h `yBwU NUbv Zvnv‡`i hyw³i m¦c‡¶ eY©bv

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m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi cÖPvwiZ Abyôvbgvjvi †Uc‡iKW©, 27 gvP©, 1971, w` †óUm&g¨vb, w`j−x, 27‡k gvP©, 1971

27 gvP©1971

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wec−ex †eZvi †K›`ª, PÆMªvg

27 gvP© 1971

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Major Zia, Provisional Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Army, hereby proclaims, on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the independence of Bangladesh. I also declare, we have already framed a sovereign, legal Government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which pledges to functions as per law and the constitution. The new democratic Government is committed to a policy of non-alignment in international relations. It will seek friendship with all nations and strive for international peace. I appeal to all Government to mobilige public opinion in their respect countries the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. The Government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is sovereign Government of Bangladesh and is entitled to recognition from all democratic nations of the world.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (2nd) Dear fellow freedom fighters, I, Major Ziaur Rahman, Provisional President and Commander-in-Chief of Liberation Army dp hereby proclaim independence of Bangladesh and appeal for joining our libearation struggle. Bangladesh is independent. We have waged war for the liberation war for the liberation of Bangladesh. Everybody is requested to participate in the liberation war with whatever we have. We will have to fight and liberate the country from the occupation of Pakistan Army. Inshallah, victory is ours. 2004 m‡bi gy`Ö‡Y evsjvq GKwU †NvlYv cÖKvk Kiv nBqv‡Q t wemwgj−vwni ivngvbxi ivwng wcÖq mn‡hv×v fvB‡qiv, Avwg, †gRi wRqvDi ingvb,

evsjv‡`‡ki cÖwfkbvj †cÖwm‡W›U I wjev‡ikb Avwg© Pxd wnmv‡e evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv KiwQ Ges hy‡× AskMªn‡Yi Rb¨ Av‡e`b Rvbvw”Q| evsjv‡`k m¦vaxb| Avgiv m¦vaxbZv hy‡× †b‡gwQ| Avcbviv †h hv cv‡ib mvg_© Abyhvqx A¯¿ wb‡q †ewi‡q c‡ob| Avgv‡`i‡K hy× Ki‡Z n‡e Ges cvwK¯—vbx evwnbx‡K †`k Qvov Ki‡Z n‡e| Bb&kvj−vn, weRq Avgv‡`i

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m¦vaxb evsjv ‡eZvi †K›`ª †_‡K †gRi wRqvDi ingvb KZ„©K m¦vaxbZv ‡NvlYv|*

m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi cÖPvwiZ Abyôvbgvjvi †Uc‡iKW©, 27 gvP©, 1971, w` †óUm&g¨vb, w`j−x, 27‡k gvP©, 1971

27 gvP©1971

m¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi ‡K›`ª †_‡K †gRi wRqvDi ingvb KZ©„K m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv*

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28 gvP© 1971

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Major Zia, Provisional Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Army, hereby proclaims, on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the independence of Bangladesh. I also declare, we have already framed a sovereign, legal Government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which pledges to function as per law and the constitution. The new democratic Government is committed to a policy of non-alignment in international relations. It will seek friendship with all nations and strive for international peace. I appeal to all Government to mobilige public opinion in their respect countries the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. The Government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is sovereign Government of Bangladesh and is entitled to recognition from all democratic nations of the world.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (2nd) I, Major Zia, Provisional Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Army, hereby proclaim, on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Independence of Bangladesh. I also declare, we have already framed a sovereign, legal Government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which pledges to function as per law and the constitution. The new democratic Government is committed to a policy of non-alignment in international relations. It will seek friendship with all nations and strive for international peace. I appeal to all Government to mobilize public opinion in their respective countries against the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. The Govenrment under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is sovereign legal Government of Bangladesh and is entitled to recognition from all democratic nations of the world.

cÖZxqgvb nq †h, 1982 m‡bi gy`Ö‡Yi Z„Zxq L‡Ûi 2q c„ôvi †NvlYvi

m~Î wnmv‡e Ôm¦vaxb evsjv †eZvi cÖPvwiZ Abyôvb gvjvi †Uc‡iKW©, 28‡k gvP©

1971; w` †óUm&g¨vb, w`j−x, 28†k gvP©, 1971Õ eY©bv Kiv nBqv‡Q| Bnv GKwU

A_©c~Y© cÖK…Z m~Î| 2004 m‡bi gy`ÖÖ‡Yi Z„Zxq L‡Ûi 1g c„ôvi m~Î Ôwec−ex

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msMªn Kiv nBqvwQj ZvnvI †jLv nq bvB| 1982 m‡b cÖKvwkZ g~j `wjj c‡Îi

Z„Zxq L‡Ûi 2q c„ôvi cv`UxKv nB‡Z Rvbv hvq †h †gRi

wRqvDi ingv‡bi 27‡k gv‡P©i m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv cv‡Vi g~j KwcwU wbivcËvi Kvi‡Y

bó Kwiqv †djv nBqvwQj Z‡e D³ †NvlYv cvVwU †Uc‡iKW© I w` †óUm&g¨vb

cwÎKv nB‡Z msM„nxZ nBqvwQj| wKš‘ `wjjc‡Îi 2004 m‡bi cybg©y`ÖYK…Z Z„Zxq

L‡Ûi 1g c„ôvi weei‡Yi Z_vKw_Z Ôm~ÎÕwU‡K cÖK…Z c‡¶ m~Î ejv hvq bv|

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GB cÖm‡½ AviI GKwU welq †Lqvj Kiv cÖ‡qvRb †h Dc‡i ewY©Z Ô‡NvlYvÕ

Gi cÖvi‡¤¢ Bs‡iRx fv‡l¨ ‘Dear fellow freedom fighters’ Ges evsjv fv‡l¨ ÔwcÖq

mn‡hv×v fvB‡qiv Õ evK¨wU iwnqv‡Q A_P m¦xK…Z 28‡k I 30‡k gv‡P©i †NvlYvq

GBiƒc m¤¢vlb Abycw¯’Z|

ZvnvQvov, 27‡k gv‡P© Kw_Z †NvlYvi evsjv fvl¨ Avi¤¢ nq Ôwemwgj−vwni

ivngvbxi ivwngÕ w`qv Ges †kl nq ÔBb&kvj−vnÕ w`qv wKš‘ 28‡k I 30‡k gv‡P©i

†NvlYvq ‡mBiƒc †Kvb eY©bv bvB|

AZtci, Dc‡i DׄZ 1971 m‡bi 27‡k gvP© Zvwi‡Li The

Statesman, Delhi-March, 27, 1971 cwÎKvq cÖKvwkZ msev` wb‡æ gyw`ÖZ Kiv nBj

(Bangladesh Document, Vol. I P-280-281) :

“EMERGENCE OF BANGLA DESH

BANGLA DESH DECLARES FREEDOM-RAHMAN’S STEP

FOLLOWS ARMY CRACKDOWN- CIVIL WAR ERUPTS IN

EAST PAKISTAN-AWAMI LEAGUE LEADERS GO

UNDERGROUND :

Press Report on March 27, 1971.

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Pakistan’s Eastern Wing, rechristened the independent State of

Bangla Desh by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a clandesting Radio

Broadcast, was in the throes of a civil war on friday with west wing

troops resorting to force to regain control and the people, aided by

the East Pakistan rifles and the police, resisting the attempt, reports

UNI.

Heavy fighting was going on in Dacca, Chittagong, Sylhet,

Comilla and other town, according to reports from across the border

gathered by UNI bureaus in Shillong and Calcutta and

correspondents close to the border in the eastern sector, Casualities

were believed to be heavy.

Mr. Rahman and other Awami League leaders had gone

underground, according to highly reliable reports received in

Gauhati by PTI and UNI. A later reports said Pakistan troops went

hunting for them but could not find them.

Speaking over “Swadhin Bangla” (Free Bengal) Betar

Kendra, Mr. Rahman later proclaimed the birth of an independent

Bangla Desh.

The declaration was made shortly before General Yahya

Khan went on the air in the West wing to announce that the army

had been instructed to reassert the Government’s authority in the

East wing. He called Mr. Rahman and his followers traitors.

Mr. Rahman in his broadcast declared definitely: “ We shall

not die like cats and dogs, but shall die as worthy children of Bangla

Ma (Mother Bengal)”, adding, “The flag of Bangla Desh is flying in

all villages of Bangla Desh”.

The broadcast said personnel of the East Bengla regiment,

the East Pakistan Rifles and the entire police force had surrounded

West Pakistani troops in Chittagong, Comilla, Sylhet, Jessore,

Barisal and Khulna.

Heavy fighting was continuing, it said.

An announcer on the clandestine radio station evidently

located in the northern region of East Bengal, said, “ The Sheikh has

declared the 75 million people of East Pakistan as citizens of the

sovereign independent Bangla Desh”.

The Broadcast called upon the people of free Bangla Desh to

continue the current movement till the last enemy soldier was

vanquished. It said Mr. Rahman was the only leader of the people of

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independent Bangla Desh and his commands should be obeyed by

all sections of people to save the country from the ruthless

dictatorship of West Pakistan.

Mr. Rahman in his broadcast asked the people to resist the

enemy forces at any cost in every corner of Bangla Desh.

May Allah bless you and help in your struggle for freedom

from the enemy he said.

Freedom at all costs

Mr. Rahman said : “Pakistan armed forces suddenly attacked

the East Pakistan Rifle base at Pielkhana and Rajarbagh Police

Station in Dacca at zero hours on March 26, killing a number of

unarmed people. Fierce fighting in going on with East Pakistan

Rifles at Dacca.

“People are fighting gallantly with the enemy for the cause

of freedom of Bangla Desh. Every section of the people of Bangla

Desh are asked to resist the enemy forces at any cost in every corner

of Bangla Desh. May Allah bless you and help in your struggle for

freedom from the enemy. Jai Bangla”.

The first victim of the millitary crackdown in the province

was Dacca Betar Kendra, the world’ only source of news from East

Pakistan Troops seized the radio station early on Friday and

announced a 24-hour curfew in Dacca and its surrounding areas.

When the radio came back on the air it announced itself as

“Radio Pakistan Dacca” and broadcast 16 martial law orders.

All rights between Karachi and Dacca have been suspended

and teleprinter links between the two cities cut.

At least 10,000 West Pakistani troops have landed at

Chittagong and Chalna (Khulna district) during the last 24 hours.

They arrived in the five ships and have since been dispersed to the

three cantonments in Dacca, Comilla and Jessore. This brings the

total number of troops in East Pakistan to 70,000.

(THE STATESMAN, Delhi-March 27, 1971.)

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†Uwj‡dvb, †UwjMªvg Avgv‡`i GB c~e© evsjvq Pj‡e Ges evsjv‡`‡ki

wbDR evB‡i cvVv‡bv Pj‡e|

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†bZ„‡Z¡ msMªvg cÖwZôvb M‡o Zyjyb| Ges Avgv‡`i hv wKQy Av‡Q,

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Avgv‡`i gyw³i msMªvg, Gev‡ii msMªvg m¦vaxbZvi msMªvg| Rq

evsjv|

gI`y` Avng` Zvnvi ‘ Bangladesh: Constitutional Quest For AutonomyÕ(1979)

Mª‡š’ Dc‡iv³ 7B gv‡P©i fvlY m¤¦‡Ü wb‡æv³ gš—e¨ K‡ib (c„t 229Ð230)t

“ Later in the evening of the same day I met him at his house.

When I entered into his room he told me ‘I have done my duty, now you do

yours’. He meant, he had given the call for independence also and there was

nothing more he could do. He looked very exhausted and seriously

apprehended that he would be arrested and finished on that day. Depsite all

the contradictions, Mujib’s speech on March 7, gained historical

importance. When the Bengalis finally entered the armed the struggle to

liberate their country from the Pakistan Army his speech of March 7

inspired millions of youths to fight the war.”

e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb †h 1971 m‡bi 26‡k gvP© Zvwi‡L evsjv‡`‡ki

m¦vaxbZv †Nvlbv KwiqvwQ‡jb Dc‡i ewY©Z Authentication Committee Zvnv

evsjv‡`‡ki m¦vaxbZv hy× `wjjcÎ wmwiR Mª‡š’i gyLe‡Ü ewY©Z AwZkq mZK©

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Authentication Committee Gi GB wm×v‡š—i mwnZ wØgZ †cvlY Kwievi †Kvb KviY

Avgv‡`i wbKU cÖZxqgvb nq bv|

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KwiqvwQ‡jb|

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GB iv‡qi cÖvi‡¤¢B ejv nBqv‡Q †h Bnv GKwU e¨wZµgagx ixU& †gvKvÏgv|

GB †gvKvÏgvq evsjv‡`k miKv‡ii gyw³hy× welqK gš¿Yvjq KZ©„K cÖKvwkZ

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c~bgy©`ÖYK…Z Z„Zxq L‡Ûi cÖ_g c„ôvq gyw`ÖZ Ô‡gRi wRqvi cÖ_g m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvÕ

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†NvlYv cÖ`vb KwiqvwQ‡jb| BnvI cÖwZwôZ nBqv‡Q †h e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb

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m¦vaxbZv †NvlYv c~e©K †UwjMªvd, †Uwj‡dvb BZ¨vw` wewfbœfv‡e wZwb PUªMªv‡g †cÖiY

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Proclamation of Independence’ Gi Aš—f©~³ nq| c~‡e©B e¨vL¨v Kiv nBqv‡Q †h wK

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nB‡jI cÖK…Z NUbvejxi e¨wß AviI A‡bK wekvj I we¯—vwiZ| 26‡k gv‡P©i

m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv Ges The Proclamation of Independence Gi cÖK…Z †cÖ¶vcU Dc‡i

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†NvlYv Ges †NvlK m¤¦‡Ü cÖkœ wbimb K‡í gyw³‡hv×v‡`i m„ó ivóª I Bnvi

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‘a page of history is worth a volume of logic (Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes) |

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Avgiv HwZnvwmK bB Ges BwZnvm wjLb Avgv‡`i `vwq‡Z¡i g‡a¨ c‡o bv

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w`evMZ iv‡Î cvwK¯—vb mvgwiK miKv‡ii mvgwiK Awfhvb Avi¤¢ nBevi m‡½ m‡½B

26‡k gv‡P©i cÖ_g cÖn‡i e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingvb Aq¨vi‡jm, †UwjMªvd I

†Uwj‡dvb gvidr mgMª evsjv‡`‡k wZwb Zvnvi m¦vaxbZv †NvlYvi evYx †cÖiY

K‡ib| Mfxi iv‡Î Bnv PÆMªv‡g M„nxZ nq| 26‡k gv‡P©i cÖZy¨l nB‡Z

gvBKØviv PÆMªvg kn‡i GB †NvlYv cÖPvwiZ nB‡Z _v‡K Ges GB †NvlYvi

mvB‡K¬vóvBjK…Z Kwc me©Î weZiY Kiv nB‡Z _v‡K †h †kL gywRe m¦vaxbZv

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†Rbv‡ij †m‡µUvix Gg, G, nvbœvb KvjyiNv‡Ui ‡eZvi UªvÝwgUvi Pvjy KiZt

me©cÖ_g e½eÜy †kL gywReyi ingv‡bi †cÖwiZ m¦vaxbZvi †NvlYv wb‡Ri bvg D‡j−L

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c~e©K cvV K‡ib| Z‡e Bnv GKwU Awba©vwiZ Abyôvb wQj| 9 bs cÖwZev`x †ejvj

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wgwb‡Ui mgq bvg cÖKvk e¨wZ‡i‡K Aveyj Kv‡kg m›`xc Abyôvb ‡NvlYv K‡ib|

Bnv GKwU ¸ß †eZvi †K›`ª wQj weavq wbivcËvi m¦v‡_© mswk−ó mK‡jB bvg cÖKvk

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e¨wZ‡i‡KB †kL gywR‡ei †NvlYvi Av‡jv‡K wjwLZ e³e¨ cÖPvi K‡ib| cÖZxqgvb

nq †h †mBw`b mܨvq D³ †eZvi †K‡›`ª Dcw¯’Z cÖvq mK‡jB †eZv‡i e³e¨

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GBiƒc `vex K‡ib bvB|

mZ¨ BwZnv‡mi cÖ‡qvRbxqZv t

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cÖRb¥‡K evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm m¤¦‡Ü B”QvK…Zfv‡e fyj Z_¨ cwi‡ekb Kwiqv

Zvnv‡`i gb‡K welv³ Kiv nB‡Z‡Q| gyw³hy‡×i wec¶ kw³ Zvnv‡`i wbK‡U

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