MUJIB THE TRAITOR AND DICTATOR

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Bangladesh does not need a "father of nation" says Bangladeshi in US Apr 16, 2007 at 10:46 PM
ref: Khorsed Alam chowdhury's article: Why should Sheik Mujib deserve to be
the Father of Nation.-

Rebuttal

Monday April 16 2007 14:42:01 PM BDT

Abuusa M. Seraj, USA

Dr. Khorshed Chowdhury is an educated sycophant of Sheik Mujib. There are
lots like him. I had gone through his long tirade titled " Why Banghabaudu
Sheik Mujib should deserve to be the father of nation. While I read his
essay I couldn't but laugh about his logics. In almost every paragraph he
tried to put forward some thesis and then in the same paragraph he
incautiously penned the ante-thesis.

He got huge impetus after Gen. Moin U. Ahmed's speech to scribble his
quasi-scholarly essay depicting the achievement of Sheik Mujib and
belittling contribution of Major Zia. While he tried to paint him an
objective painter of all the leaders who have contributions to our
independence, he was very stingy in giving them proper accolades they
deserve. He is one of the blind loyalists of the so-called lord of our
land,
Sheik Mujibur Rahman. He is one of the sycophants who used to slogan "Eik
Neta Eik Desh Bangabhandu Bangladesh." To them Bangladesh is "By the
Banghabandu, of the Banghabandu and for the Banghabandhu, his Family and
his
Boot-Lickers." Beyond that hierarchy nobody has any share, any right, even
though they are born in this land, fought and died for the land. All but
those lucky lackeys, are rajakers, al-badars, al-shams or some kind of
collaborators.
They were once cornered as people rejected them. Now again as Army Chief
of
Staff General Moin U Ahmed did some favor to them while he felt
disappointed, and commented, our political leadership failed to recognize
our father of nation, they felt watered under their dried feet. Now they
are talking about distortion of history but in fact Sheik Mujib deserves not
only the title of father of nation, but also he deserves the father of many
disservices in his 3 years legacy as the one-in-all of Bangladesh after
1971. He is the bona fide father of distortion of our history. He first
distorted the history by giving an erroneous number about the martyrs of
liberation war, thirty lakhs Shaheeds, an unforgivable error. While the
actual number would no way be more than 3 lakhs, has been established as
30 lakhs/3 millions as our FON said. Whatever came from his mouth is the
truth and nobody has right to challenge this. By inflating the number he
glorified the war and his leadership but the truism is that he cheapened our
martyrs.

Now, I will try to point out Dr. Chowdhury's self-contradicting views. He
said Sheik Mujib in fact on 7th March declared Independence in his
historic speech of 7th March while Sheik chanted " Everer Shangram Muktir Shangram, Everer Shangram Shwadinatar Shangram."
While again rebutting others criticism why Sheik Mujib failed to declare
independence in clear loud formal language on 7th March, he argued if
Sheik had direct declaration, there had been huge blood-shed/massacre. Pakistani army helicopters were flying over the race-course sky. They would have killed all who were in the meeting. It's again a popular hypothesis. Even
if they had done that, we would have gotten the independence with less
blood-shed because we had to sacrifice at best 5-10 lakhs lives present on
7 th March, much less than that we had sacrificed 30 lakhs lives in 9 months
war. But if they had really bombed in the meeting they would have done
that on the podium/pedestal and we had to, in that case, lose our leaders Sheik
Mujib! According to the essayist, 7th March is the actual declaration, not a
direct declaration, though. If that was an actual declaration why there was an
almost fortnight-long dialogue! Was the dialogue not for solving the
political deadlock? Or was it for how to settle the sharing of wealth
between two Independent countries Pakistan and Bangladesh? If it had been
the declaration of Independence on 7 th March Sheik Mujib should have
received Yahya and Bhutto at Dhaka air as foreign dignitaries. Dr.
Khurshid said, Sheik Mujib was uncompromising with his 6 points demands. If so why he had marathon meeting with Yahya and his gang. We knew, Sheik Mujib was very anxiously waiting for a negotiated 4-points settlement declaration to be signed by Yahya and Sheik Mujib. Dr. Kamal Hussain and Yahya's aide Peerjada were expected to finalize the negotiated draft. Everyone knew those facts
except some sycophants of Sheik Mujib like Chowdhury!
Dr. Chowdhury said he was on the meeting on the 7th March and Mujib did
not
say Joy Pakistan after chanting Joy Bangla. And also said if Banghabandu
had
said that in that meeting people wouldn't have spared him at all. This is
not a true interpretation of Mujib's leadership and people's confidence on
his leadership. In fact, after 1 st March, administration of East Pakistan
was almost totally run by Sheik Mujib; the whole country was solidly
behind
him and people had no iota of distrust on their leader. If Sheik Mujib had
said Joy Pakistan or not, didn't matter much; and that didn't question his
leadership and in fact people had voted him for being leader of whole
Pakitsan, the leader of autonomous East Pakistan, not for the leader of
Independent Bangla or Bangladesh.
Chowdhury said Sheik Mujib did formal declaration on the 1st hour of 26th
March, 1971. If so there were two declarations by Sheik Mujib on was on
the
7th March and the other on 26 th March, what should be the day of
independence? Some sycophants like late Dr. Nilema Ibrahim were confused
about these two declaration and she opined 7th March should be our day of
Independence or day of declaration of independence. Actually none of the
declaration were true and so they are so much bemused.
Those like Mr. Chowdhury who claim Sheik Mujib declared independence on
26th
March, they try to prove it taking the reference of Yahya Khan, Siddique
Salik or Tikkha khan. How ludicrous they are! If the statements of
Pakistani
military leaders had been the truth, then Sheik Mujib would have been the
traitor, liar, cheat, anti-state, agent of India and would have been
hanged
in Agortola Case.
If Sheik Mujib's declaration had been cought in the ears, radio, antena or
satellite of the Pakistani army why no body of Dhakabashi,
Dhandmandibashi,
or even 32 no. Dhanmandibashi, in other words, Sheik himself, his wife
Mrs.
Lutfunnesa or other members of Sheik Mujib
family didn't knew that. Then question arises was the said Sheik Mujib's
message was Junta radio/ears/antena-specific. The sycophants get the
declaration from hundreds of miles away, like Mr Mannan, Zohur Ahmed of
Chittagong or Surunjit Sing Gupta of Sylhet, but ironically Begum Mujib
didn't hear it or knew about the declaration when it were given and how it
were sent. What independent funny fictions about the declaration of
independence by independent individual sycophants!
For establishing the truth of sheik's fictitious declaration they refer to
Pakistani military intelligence officer Mr. Siddique Salik. Whereas they
are
shameless to belie the veracity of the speech of late Indira Ghandi who in
her speech in Columbia University, New York at the last trimester of
independence war, said that Bangladeshi people never declared independence
before their leader was arrested and the Pakistani army cracked on the
unarmed people of East Pakistan on March 25 th night.
Sheik's wife Mrs. Lutunnesa had pretty long interview with reporter
perhaps
in 1972 or '73 and that was published in different news paper at different
times as of now. And that interview, Mrs. Sheik told many trivial things
about the day and night of fateful 25 th March. but didn't say anything
about the alleged declaration. Sheik had, I think, the ever longest
interview of his life with any foreign reporters, Mr. David Frost just in
January or February of 1972. There Sheik was very thoroughly debriefed
about
the every details of pre and post 26 th March events, more especially how
he
was arrested, what did he do and how was his feeling at that fateful
moment.
He even didn't feel shy to speak how he stepped out of his house stoking
his
fare-well kiss on the lovely cheek of his ever loving wife, Mrs.
Lutfunnesa.
Sheik's blind loyalists, made him stupid and funny to the nation. If he
really had declared independence on that night how he forgot the
declaration
of Independence, and what he didn't mention in the interview, whereas he
didn't forget the kiss and what he didn't shy off to allude in the
interview. Do you think that the kiss was more important than the
declaration of independence? Was Sheik Mujib more a poet than a
politician?
A trillion dollar question!
Khurshed Alam and his fellow Awami Sycophants have been constantly
cheating
the nation by their ill knowledge and authorship skills taking the
advantage
of media favor with them. Mr. Alam et al always try to denigrate the role
of
declaration of independence by Zia and his statesmanship after 1975 while
they trace back their hypocrisy by saying every leader should be given
their
due respect for their sincere genuine contributions to our independence.
They all the time say the declaration by an unknown major bore no big
significance. Mr. chowdhury said he himself heard the declaration of Zia
as
he was in Doundkandi, relatively nearer to chittagong, south-eastern part
of
Bangladesh and the rest of the country didn't hear it. How did Mr.
Chowdhury
know it, he didn't mention; did he have any research on that from where
and
who heard the declaration of Zia or not. Only the people of the area just
near chittagong heard that declaration is a sheer lie. How did Muktijoddah
leader/commander, Quader Siddiqi, of whom Mr. chowdhury was a comrade,
hear
the declaration and got huge inspiration as Mr. Quader Siddiqui candidly
acknowledged several times. Not only people of Bangladesh heard that but
also many parts of India, Burma and other regional countries had heard
that
declaration.
That's why on the next day many foreign news media made report about that
declaration. Of course, they published that in the name of Sheik Mujib
because Sheik Mujib was the undisputed leader of East Pakistan, Zia did
the
declaration in favor of sheik Mujib and moreover Mujib and the then
unknown
Major Zia had the same last name Rahman. So perhaps they confused Ziaur
Rahman with Mujibur Rahman.
The chatters make themselves funny and stupid when they say Zia just read
the declaration sent to Chittagong, allegedly via wireless. Through
wireless
no paper message can be sent as fax or telegraphic tore-takka codes. Just
someone can send someone or to the operator some message that is totally
verbal. So, no question of reading, even if Hannan had circulated any
message of independence that should have been his own composed message and
circulated in favor of sheik Mujib. Gen. Zia drafted his own declaration,
all documents have proven that. How come he can be the mere reader or
Pathok
of declaration, not the original declarer while he by his ownself
revolted,
drafted the declaration and announced by himself through radio. What
Mujib's
sycophants tell about the declaration is nothing but craps and non-sense.
Mr. Chowdhury and the cohort say, Zia's declaration was not so important
as
Zia's followers think about. He said, if Zia were not Chittagong at time,
perhaps other would have done the the same thing on the request of Mr.
Hannan. If Zia's declaration was not so important, why it was important
for
Mr. Hannan, who allegedly declared independence from Kalurghat radio,
needed
to send people, they claims, to request Zia to announce the declaration.
If
Mr. Hannan really did the request as claimed I would say he had the more
wisdom than Mr. Chowdhury. Every body perhaps except Mr. Khorshed
understand
the importance of military leader in the war of independence. How there
can
be liberation war without military leaders! To berate the Zia's declartion
they claim even before Zia revolted and declared, the whole nation has
already started the war. That's may be the partial truth, not the whole
truth. Some skirmishes at joydebpur where Major Shafiullah stationed and
some by captain Rafique before the 25 th night was not the inception of
whole scale war and in legal sense those were not wise steps. Rather,
those
steps were like horse before the cart. Zia had the understanding from the
early days of March, perhaps they would have to engage in the war of
independence and had mental preparedness but he didn't engage in boomerang
steps. He did the right thing at the right time. He hit the iron when it
was
red-hot.
Mr. chowdhury time and again tried to give us the understanding Zia's
declaration was important but not absolutely a necessity. Everybody
understands that nothing or none is absolutely necessary for any trivial
or
big events or even for big historic event. We have seen that even in the
absence of Sheik Mujib, late Mr. Tajuddin led the war very prudently and
successfully despite all the odds.
Dr. Khurshed alluded a hypothetical situation to cheapen the role of late
Zia. He said if for example, Zia had been in Bogra Cantonment, did Sheik
Mujib send his message of declaration to the unknown Major Zia despite
dozens of 1 st category Awami league leader at Dhaka. You are absolutely
right, Mr. chowdhury. Perhaps Mr. Mujib never heard the name of Zia as we
also didn't and no question of, Mujib would have to look for where Major
Zia
were. But the core truth is Mr. Mujib never had the declaration on the eve
of his arrest and departure. And in the same token as you mentioned, if
Mujib had the declaration at all why he should be desperate to convey the
message to 2 nd and 3rd category district level leaders like Zohur Ahmed
chowdhury, Abdul Hannan, hundreds of miles away at chitttagong where there
were dozens of 1st line central leaders and comrades at Dhaka like
Tajuddin,
Ataul Ghani Osmany, Syed Nazrul, Mustaque, Monsur Ali, Qumruzzaman, Zillur
Rahman and others. Mr. chowdhury's addiction of Mujib's name really
knocked
his intellectuality out.
Zia's declaration had defibrillating effect on the millions like me who
felt
shocked, half-dead, and direction-less at the sudden onslaught on our
nation
by the Pak-Army. Half-dead nation regained the energy, direction and rose
to
their feet with whatever they had to stand against the Pakistani barbaric
force. And that compelled our political leaders to flee to India and gave
them the appropriate context to frame foreign government. Mr. Tajuddin
Ahmed
on his 10 th April, 1971 first radio speech had due mention of that
declaration and the appreciation of Zia's revolt as the revolt of
Leningrad.
If Zia didn't have the declaration what could have been the hypothetical
sinarios! Perhaps, sometime later someone one like Zia would have revolted
or nobody could have shown his mettle like Zia. Perhaps, all the civilian
leaders would have sheltered somewhere like Zillur Rahman in some
ghettos/bosti of Motijheel, Qamruzzaman somewhere in Qamrangir char,
Mannan
in Madertak, Bashani in Bhasantek and so on and some where. Perhaps only
Mr.
Tajuddin would have walked barefoot up to the some border area with India
like Meherpur, Agartola, Rohanpur etc and wait and see what would happen.
Perhaps, some would have been nabbed, or got killed. Some perhaps like
Bhasani and others could have organized and start to mobilize anti-junta
movement.
Others like Thedha Mallaikka, would have joined hands with Pakistani ruler
and taken the position of Government. Tajuddin perhaps, after sometimes
would have crossed the border and try to meet and convince Indian
leadership
to do something for us. And others like Mustaque with the help of America
Embassy would have tried to free Mujib with some conditions like Mujib
could
be the prime minister of Pakistan with some compromise of 6 point-demands.
Or he could be hanged and there could be full-scale civil-war but not a
whole-scale liberation war. God was very kind to us, we got Zia, patriotic
leaders like Tajuddin could have fled to India, things went right and got
independence with short span of war with sacrifice of lakhs of lives,
though.
Many concocted stories were made and still being made up about so called
Sheik Mujib's declaration. But I can't ever figure out, standing where, or
sitting on which chair or lying on which bed, and in front of whom Mr.
Mujib
had drafted the declaration! There were no body yet to come out as the
witness of that fictitious declaration. Even Mrs. Sheik, his kids, Kamal,
Hasu, Jamal, Rehana didn't come out as witness. Many snub at Zia's
declaration as the whistle of sepoy or the drum declaration of Zia. That's
why once I had an essay on the issue published in news paper 8-9 years
back
titled as "Zia's drum Ghoshana/Declaration and Mujib's Toilet
Ghoshana/Declaration of Independence". Once Gen. Mir Shawkat said Zia made
his declaration standing on a drum. And after that many started to mock
Zia's declaration at as drum declaration. But I can't think of any place
where Mujib could have made the declaration while already Pakistani army
were present in his house no 32. Only place I can imagine is the toilet or
bathroom where he could did it clandestine. But in that case nobody but
the
maggots/bugs of bathroom could have heard that declaration. And now those
who assert to Sheik Mujib's declaration are nothing but the maggots or
bugs
of bathroom.
Now I would try to expose how stupid they were or are who made up or still
trying to make up that story for Sheik Mujib. Not only they make fun about
themselves through concocted story but make the great leader a moron or
retarded. A London-based intellectual Dr. Belal Joy seems to be a bit fan
of
Sheik Mujib, yet he published a mini book with relative objectivity on our
liberation war, mostly narrative with pictures. There he placed three
versions of declaration of Independence. One that by Mr. Hannan, the
second
one by Zia and the 3 rd one by Dr. Mazharul Islam penned in his book "
Banghabandhu's Attayjibbani." The funny thing is that neither of the two
declarations, one by Hannan and other by Mr. Islam has the name of the
country Bangladesh that Mujib made declaration about.
If these three declaration is placed in the question paper of the sixth
graders and asked them which one to be the best independence declaration
of
Bangladesh, perhaps all of the kids will pick up Zia's one as the other
two
have no mention of Bangladesh. By marketing the false declarations they
are
in fact mocking at him. The very declarations they try to sell out for
Mujib, question the intellectuality of Sheik Mujib. When I see those
declarations I wonder, was Sheik Mujib so dull that he could not even
draft
a modestly acceptable declaration that could minimally include the name of
the country what he intended to declare as independent from the Zero hour
of
March 26 th , 1971. Sheik Mujib was not as dull as they made him through
several versions of fake declarations.
Zia never bragged about his declaration but he in his article in Bichitra
and lecture at Bangla Academy in the presence of late Mr. Osmany and other
sector commanders he detailed how he started the revolt; how he drafted
the
declaration and how any announced that from Kalurghat Radio. He very
candidly described everything. Now many try to berate his declaration.
Awami
sycophants assert that his radio declaration was given on 27 th March, not
the 26th. That matters mini. The truth is that on the same night Pakistani
military commenced their barbaric cracked down on unarmed civilians and
the
same night Mujib was arrested, he revolted and did the first announcement
in
front of his troops and began the direct the war of independence, not any
military agitation or skirmishes. The radio declaration was secondary and
of
course it had huge impact on freedom loving people of Bangladesh like me.
Me
and millions other were shocked at the crackdown news and the arrest of
Banghabandu Banglar Noyan Moni, Sheik Mujib, the great hero of our entire
liberation movement from 1948 onward after Mohammed Ali Jinnah in fact lit
the torch of independence movement by his illegitimate statement that only
Urdu shall be state language of Pakistan at the early days of independence
of Pakistan.
Many like Mr. chowdhury refer to Zia's articles and interviews and say Zia
didn't ever claim he was the declarer of Independence in his life-time and
also he never had tried to belittle Sheik Mujib's role and he was even not
stingy to respect the great leader Mr. Sheik Mujib and his long role and
leadership leading to the war of independence, despite Sheik Mujib was
quite
unfair, not making senior Zia as the chief of Army. That's Zia and that's
him and that's why people love him. Only the men of mean mentality are
stingy to give him the proper place in history and recognize his
declaration. People with objective judgment and rationality never hesitate
to put our leaders their due statures and respects.
Finally nobody can demean any of the two leaders Mujib and Zia and they
have
their own places in the history and the hearts of people. Yet, there is
distinct distinction between the twos. One has the long legacy of politics
and leadership, has the prominence of patriotism, charisma and courage;
have
shinny pre-independence role but full of follies as head of the state and
one who declared himself as the father of nation in the 4 th amendment of
constitution that led to BAKSAL. Per contra, the other was a mediocre
student, no pre-independence role in politics, a true patriot, gallant
fighter in 1965 India-Pakistan war, made the boldest and timely revolt and
declaration of war, a successful war hero as a Z-force commander, pounds
of
prudence at the critical hour of 1975 and a short-lived but successful
military-turned-statesman and hero of the nation.
Finally time is the best healers, we should let the time and history to
place and respect them as they deserve. No one, even the great gun-man
like
Gen. Moin U Ahmed, has any power to impose his decision on us and in
history
book. If he tries to do it will be, of course, a vain venture. This
attempt
won't ditch our division, rather rip apart our national unity what we
always
tremendously needed, especially now at this critical juncture of history.
I pray, the great Allah binds our nation's heart and mind together; and
make
us sick for at least fifty years with sickness of specific amnesia about
our
past politics and the role of great leaders Mujib and Zia that we always
fight about.