The separation of East Pakistan

[vineshvk]

Re: The separation of East Pakistan

@roadrunner

The site is just one of many like those that used to claim Jessore massacre was committed by Pakistan Army. These events have been proven to be false. In fact just a quick glance at that page mentions about Bangladeshi intellectuals. This is what has been discovered about who killed these people.

*Many Bangladeshis hold Major General Rao Farman Ali of the Pakistan army responsible for this hit-squad style execution of Bengali professionals, at least in part because a list of intellectuals in his handwriting was found after the war. A direct link to the army is hard to establish, however, as all the eyewitness accounts by relatives describe the victims as being picked up by Bengali members of “Al Badr”. Aleem Chowdhury’s family holds Moulana Mannan responsible for his killing.36 **The account of the only known survivor of the Rayerbazar killings also speaks of only Bengalis as the captors and killers of fellow Bengali professionals on the eve of the creation of Bangladesh.**37 *
*http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2005&leaf=10&filename=9223&filetype=html *

As for the excesses committed by Pakistan Army, noone can claim the moral high ground, least of all India that undertook aggression into the internal affairs of a foreign country, aside from detaining 90,000 prisoners illegally, and maltreating them.

roadrunner, u have one bongali and that too on indian side saying that Jessore might not be perpetrated by pakistanies. But there are host of other sites saying that, it is not the case. It all depends on whom u believe. This lady is digging up facts or fiction after 35 years. Many people have had a very bad experience in Bangladesh,and their opinions are now clouded because of that. The majority of report during 1971 was in favour of bangladesh and against Pakistan.
Besides, I want to ask you a question, why do u think bangladesh(east pakistan) voted overwhelming for Mujibur Rahman.