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03 APRIL 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- India supplying arms, money to secessionists. Action against miscreants at Zanjira.
- Indian Parliament supports secessionists in East Pakistan.
Other Headlines:
- Vaccinators asked to report for duty.
Following the open support announced by the India Parliament for secessionist elements in East Pakistan, Indian authorities are reported to have taken measures to supply these secessionist elements with arms, ammunition and other goods.
According to reports from across the border the so-
Quantities of arms and ammunition have been stored in these camps which have been across the Sylhet border. These reports also say that vehicles of the Indian Border Security Forces are being reported as civilian vehicles for use by the infiltrators.
Indian local authorities in the border areas adjoining Sylhet are also reported to have been issued large amounts of money with which to aid secessionist elements. Supplies of arms, ammunition and money are particularly heavy in border areas with large Hindu populations. These include Brahmonbaria, Thakurgaon, Sunamganj and Chuadanga.
Miscreants in certain areas of East Pakistan have been trying to harass and terrorize innocent and peaceful citizens. Action was taken against one such pocket of miscreants who had assembled at Zanjira, south of the river Buriganga, and were preventing peaceful citizens from returning to their normal activities. The area was cleared of the miscreants, a number of whom have been rounded up.
People warned
The ML authorities are taking similar action against miscreants elsewhere in the province. The authorities have warned the people to refuse shelter to such elements and to immediately report their presence to the nearest ML authorities.
Rawalpindi April 2: All India Radio monitored in Rawalpindi reported that both Houses
of Indian Parliament on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution expressing solidarity
with the people of East Bengal and assured them that their struggle will receive
whole-
The resolution which was moved in the two Houses by the prime minister Mrs. Indira
Gandhi was whole-
Moving the resolution, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said, "The tragedy which has overtaken our valiant neighbours in East Bengal so soon, after their rejoicing over their electoral victory, has united us in grief for their suffering."
There was no discussion on the resolution which had been approved by the opposition leaders at their meeting with Mrs. Gandhi on Tuesday.
Meanwhile in Simla the Himanchal Vidhan Sabha expressed its "solidarity, sympathy and support with the heroic people of Bangladesh."
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