AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA, MARCH 28, 1971
CENTRE URGED TO RECOGNISE BANGLADESH
By A Staff Reporter
The United Left Front at the meeting on Saturday demanded of the Union Government to give immediate recognition to the Sovereign Independent people’s Republic of Bangladesh and render assistance to it to defend ‘its rights against the imperialist aggression.
Besides this decision, the ULF would hold a mass rally at the Shahid Minar Maidan on Mondayjo express its solidarity with the struggling people of Bangladesh. The ULF further decided to immediately contact its mass and class organizations to devise a programme for strengthening the hands of fighting people across the border.
The ULF directed its student wings to hold meetings in support of the cause of the people of Bangladesh.
Meanwhile the RSP general secretary, Mr. Tridib Choudhury sent telegrams to President V. V. Giri, the Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi and the External Affairs Minister Mr. Swaran Singh asking them to set up diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. And it pressed for immediate recognition of the Bangladesh.
The Socialist Unity Centre too urged the India Government give recognition to the Sovereign Independent people’s Republic of Bangladesh. Moreover, the party called upon the left and democratic parties and mass organizations to chalk out a united programme for building up a mass movement to strengthen the hands of the fighting people of Bangladesh.
Prof. Haripada Bharati, chairman, State Jana Sangh, in a statement not only condemned the military Dictator of Islamabad for a genocide in East Pakistan but also urged the Government of India not to remain an idle spectator. The Union Government should recognize the independent Bangladesh. Prof. Bharati asked his party units all over the State to demonstrate solidarity with the struggling people of Bangladesh.
The CITU also extended support to the freedom fighters of Bangladesh and urged the working class to express solidarity with the people across the border. It also asked the West Bengal Government to lift section 144 Cr. PC from the city so that people could demonstrate sympathy with the people of Bangladesh.
Sampriti Samity
On behalf of the Purba-O-Pachim Bangla Samprity Samity also a statement was issued on the day appealing to all those who shared the cherished ideals to contribute generously to the organization so that it could function effectively for normalization of relations between two Bengals.
The signatories to the statement were Messrs, Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, Tushar kanti Ghosh, Ananda Shankar Ray, Ashoke Kumar Sarkar, Manoj Bose, Promodc Kumar Sannyal, Hirmoy Banerji and Justice Shankar Prasad Mitra.
President of the West Bengal Chhatra Parishad, students wing of the Congress (0) Subir Chaudhuri, in a telegram to the Prime Minister said one thousand Chhatra parishad workers were ready to help the people of Bangladesh. “Please allow us to go to East Bengal to help the freedom fighters”.
Prof. Samar Guha, MP. addressing a press conference said that the declaration of independence by the people of Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman soon after the promulgation of the new martial law by General Yahya Khan is the greatest revolutionary event after partition of India. The whole people of Bangladesh has risen to a total revolution against the colonial domination of West Pakistan.