Reanalyzing
the Fall of Dhaka By Sajjad Shaukat
(JR102SS09)
16th December is the
day of tragic memory when Pakistan was dismembered and a new state of
Bangladesh was created in 1971 as part of Indian conspiracy which still
continues against the integration of Pakistan. However, this very day is known
as the Fall of Dhaka.
India has a long-gone
history of many centuries, based upon religious prejudice against the Muslims.
In this respect, Indian intelligence agency RAW which was founded in 1968, has
assumed a significant status as invisible actor in formulation of India’s
domestic, regional and global policies, particularly directed against Pakistan.
Hindus give credit to
Indira Gandhi who in the late 1970s gave RAW a new role to suit her ‘Indira
Doctrine’ specifically asking it to undertake covert operations in neighboring
countries, especially Pakistan which comprises majority of Muslims. RAW was
given a green signal to mobilize all its resources by exploiting political
turmoil in East Pakistan in 1971 which this agency had created through its
agents who provided Bengalis with arms and ammunition for conducting guerrilla
acts against the Pakistani defense forces.
Regarding the
separation of East Pakistan, Indian RAW had unleashed a well-organized plan of
psychological warfare, creation of polarization among the armed forces,
propaganda by false allegations against West Pakistan, creation of differences
between the political parties and religious sects of East and West Pakistan,
control of media, manipulating linguistic, political and economic disputes in
order to malign the Bengalis against Islamabad.
There is no doubt
that one can note political, economic and social disparities almost in every
Third World country. India, itself, contains these disparities on larger scale.
In more than 10 states of India, separatist movements are at work. But, New
Delhi which has not recognized the existence of Pakistan since partition and
left no stone unturned in planting and manipulating differences between the
people of East and West Pakistan.
However, RAW has a
long history of sinister activities in the East Pakistan, backing secular areas
of Hindu minority who had played an important role in motivating Bengali
Muslims against West Pakistan. RAW’s well-paid agents had activated themselves
in East Pakistan in the 1960’s so as to dismember Pakistan. For this aim, it
took the responsibility of funding Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans’ general elections in
1970 and the members of his party, Awami League. It colluded with the
pro-Indian persons and had paid full attention in training and arming the Mukti
Bahnis (Terrorists). Playing with the bloodshed of Muslims, RAW succeeded in
initiating a civil war in East Pakistan. However, huge quantity of arms started
entering East Pakistan. Meanwhile, India welcomed the refugees from East
Pakistan, providing them with every facility to provocate them against West
Pakistan.
Majib was already in
connivance with India for separation of East Pakistan. In this connection,
Asoka Raina in his book, ‘Inside RAW: The Story of India’s Secret Service’,
discloses, “Indian intelligence agencies were involved in erstwhile East
Pakistan…its operatives were in touch with Sheikh Mujib as the possible
‘Father’ of a new nation-Bangladesh, who went to Agartala in 1965. The famous
Agartala case was unearthed in 1967. In fact, the main purpose of raising RAW
in 1968 was to organise covert operations in Bangladesh. Indian army officers
and RAW officials used Bengali refugees to set up Mukti Bahini. Using this
outfit as a cover, Indian military sneaked deep into East Pakistan…the story of
Mukti Bahini and RAW’s role in its creation and training is now well-known.”
Asoka further
explained, “Indian sources including journalists have put on record how much
RAW had established the network of a separatist movement through ‘cells’ within
East Pakistan and military training camps in Indian territory adjoining East
Pakistan…carrying out acts of sabotage against communication lines so that
Indian forces simply marched in at the ‘right’ time. RAW agents provided
valuable information as well as acting as an advance guard for conducting
unconventional guerrilla acts against the Pakistani defense forces.”
It is mentionable
that before the 1971 war, Mujibur Rahman had announced a separate national flag
for East Pakistan in his six points which also included that currency of East
Pakistan should be different along with a separate military.
His six points
created prejudice among Bengali people especially against West Pakistan. The
famous slogan, during his addresses and rallies was, “Punjabi dogs go back.” It
was due to Mujib’s instigation that besides Punjabis, Bengalis had also
tortured and killed Biharis, Pashtoons and Balochis, while their women were
raped.
Now, Bangladesh’s
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid and her ruling party Awami League have
continuously been pursuing Indian directions by conducting anti-Pakistan
campaign.
In connivance with
New Delhi, Bangladesh government and Awami League have launched a massive media
campaign in order to spread venom against Pakistan and its armed forces and
against all those Bangladeshi nationals who were loyal to the state during 1971
crisis.
Since Prime Minister
of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wajid came into power; India has been employing
various tactics to entrap Bangladesh by exploiting her pro-Indian tilt to
fulfill its strategic interests. In this context, Prime Minister Hasina Wajid
has continuously been pursuing Indian directions by conducting anti-Pakistan
campaign. Therefore, after passing of 42 years to the events of 1971, which
resulted into the separation of East Pakistan, Abdul Qadir, the leader of
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) was hanged because of his loyalty to Pakistan. Executions
of Mujadid and Chaudry of JI were also part of the same scheme. Regarding all
these executions, international community raised doubts and noted flawed
proceedings.
People of Pakistan
have shared moments of happiness and sorrows with the people of Bangladesh. The
tragedy of dismemberment of East Pakistan was aimed at creating a compliant
country through Indian trained and financed terrorists (Mukti Bahini) who had
killed thousands of Pakistanis in cold blooded activities. In this connection,
while addressing a ceremony during his Bangladesh tour, Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi openly stated on June 7, 2015 that Indian forces helped Mukti
Bahini to turn East Pakistan into Bangladesh. He elaborated that former prime
minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had played an active role in separating
Bangladesh from Pakistan, and he had also come to Delhi in 1971 to participate
in the Satyagraha Movement, launched by Jana Sangh as a volunteer to garner
support for the Mukti Bahini members.
At present, India
Prime Minister Modi is trying to implement the same job in Balochistan where RAW
is supplying arms to the separatist elements and is encouraging the
anti-Pakistan Baloch leaders like Brahamdagh Bugti to continue opposing the
federation of Pakistan.
Nevertheless, Indian
leadership by manipulating the concerns of Bangladesh Army over the raising of
“Jatiyo Rakhi Bahini” (National vanguards) in 1972, once again created
volatility in Bangladesh by patronizing the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.
The supplementary purpose of the incident was to make 1974 tripartite agreement
dormant, as by the agreement Sheikh Mujib, the father of Bangladesh had wished
cordial relations among Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, declaring “Bangladesh
knows how to forgive and forget.”
To further keep
the people of Bangladesh in desolation, fueling the hatred and creating, Sheikh
Hassina Wajid incorporated extremism in the society and the Bangladesh politics.
Since then through devious judicial trials, she has been executing elderly
opposing politicians, and as an extension of her personal and political vindictive
posture by exploiting the fateful 1971 event to further the Indian interests.
Turmoil, so shaped continues to haunt people of Bangladesh, as she is refusing
olive branch offered by people of Pakistan.
Ironically,
Awami League’s purported nationalism is based on fabricated figures about the
killing of three million Bengali people in 1971. Sheikh Mujib uttered this
figure during an interview with the British broadcaster David Frost. It was not
authenticated by independent researchers or international institutions. During
the conflict, only two division of Pakistan’s Army with limited small weapons
was deployed in East Pakistan and it has no motivation to kill so many people
in such a short conflict being fought in unfavorable operational situation.
Nonetheless,
genocide committed by Indian trained terrorists in East Pakistan cannot be
ruled out. Awami League’s delusions, under Sheikh Hasina’s are expected to
create grave problems for Bangladesh. The growing discontent in the country
over authoritarian and vindictive rule of Awami League vis-à-vis antagonistic
approach towards Pakistan is causing a division in Bangladeshi society.
A regards the
so-called genocide of the Bengali people, a famous Bengali journalist Sarmila
Bose authored a book, “Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War”
after thorough investigation. She terms the number, a gigantic rumor, while
Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report considers even 26,000 as an exaggerated
figure. Richard Sisson and Leo E. Rose in book titled “War and Secession:
Pakistan, India and the Creation of Bangladesh” and Gary Bass in his book “The
Blood Telegram” clearly admit that figures about so-called genocide were Indian
purported.
At present, the
situation is turning bleak as foreign investments are evaporating and
unemployment is multiplying. The growing socio-economic degeneration is causing
discontent suiting the terrorist outfits like the Islamic State group (Also
known as Daesh, ISIS, ISIL) ISIS (Daesh) and their financers to take full
advantage to recruit the combat terrorists and train them in contiguous Indian
area for further insertion in various regions. Its fallouts in Bangladesh are
evident. Western media has reported about presence of ISIS in Bangladesh. The
ISIS militants attacked on the Holey Artisan Bakery (Restaurant) in the
diplomatic district of Dhaka on July 2, 2017 and killed at least 20 hostages
and two police officers. It includes nine Italians, seven Japanese and one
American. ISIS claimed responsibility
for terror attack on the restaurant. But, without any investigation, Home
Minister of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan blamed home-grown Islamist terrorists
and Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI for the restaurant assault by adding, “There
is no IS or al-Qaeda presence in Bangladesh…the hostage-takers were all
home-grown terrorists and not members of IS or any other international Islamist
outfits.” His statement was contrary to the country’s top officials who have
claimed that ISIS exists in Bangladesh. Earlier, ISI has accepted
responsibility for a number of past attacks in Bangladesh. On July 7, 2016,
terrorists killed two policemen and a woman in an attack at Eid congregation
near Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. The incident came, a day after
the ISI video on social media in which, three Bangladeshi youths appeared,
threatening more attacks in the country, as the sources of Bangladesh
disclosed. It also proves that Bangladesh’s home-grown militants have
connections with the ISIL. However, availing the opportunity of the Dhaka
restaurant attack, Indian media also began a campaign, accusing ISI.
In the recent
past, two foreigners were shot, while a Shia gathering was targeted in the
country. Extremist groups like Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh have established affinities with ISIS and are
very active these days. Some of the Western countries even advised their
citizen not to travel to the country.
It is
optimistically suggested to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other leaders of
Awami League that without indulging into a blame game, creation of Bangladesh
may be acknowledged as one of the most tragic chapters in the history of
Pakistan—tragedies test the resilience of the nations to survive and progress.
Living in past sends the message of hopelessness, leadership must rise to the
occasion and guide the nation towards integration and prosperity.
Pakistan’s
eagerness in fostering good relations with Bangladesh can be gauged from huge
investments in Bangladesh by Pakistani traders.
Bengalis must
know that in the backdrop of Modi’s statement, role of India in dismemberment
of Pakistan through state sponsored terrorism (Insertion of Mukti Bahni) and
Indian support to separatist elements in Pakistan’s province of Baluchistan
have already been exposed, as Islamabad has recently presented solid evidence
to the UN and in this respect.
Besides, world
must take notice of Indian interventionist and hegemonic policies vis-à-vis her
neighbors. India occupied Sikkim, subdued Bhutan, sponsored terrorism in Sri
Lanka and is now teasing Nepal.
While rectifying
the historical record regarding the events of 1971, government of Bangladesh
must mention that two Divisions of army (20000, which latter grew to 34000)
operating in adverse environment has no motivation to go on civilian killing
spree. It must know that if total number of troops was 34000, then how come the
much publicized figure of 93,000 troops is true?
People of
Bangladesh may identify their real enemies—India and Awami League which are
creating conditions for further breakup of Pakistan and has made Pakistanis and
Bengalis to fight with each other. Now, they are again active to promote
pro-Indian feelings through Awami League and Sheikh Hasina’s government and gag
the opposition, so that it can be turned into a fully compliant state.
And as part of
old anti-Pakistan campaign, Awami League conceals facts about the Indian
conspiracy behind the separation of Pakistan.
Sajjad Shaukat
writes on international affairs and is author of the book: US vs Islamic
Militants, Invisible Balance of Power: Dangerous Shift in International
Relations
Email:
sajjad_logic@yahoo.com
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