سیاست بہت کُتی شے ہے، خاص طور پر اگر بندہ ن لیگ سے تعلق رکھتا ہو
ویسے اسکے ابو اور جنرل مِٹھے پر بلاوجہ کا ملبہ ڈال دیا گیا ہے
ایک''ڈی جی ایم او'' سے پوچھو گے کہ بھائی فلاں صوبے میں بغاوت ہو گئی ہے کیا کر لیا جاۓ ؟ وہ آگے سے یہی کہے گا کہ فوج بھیج کر بغاوت کچل دیتے ہیں....گوریلا برگیڈ کا کمانڈر کہے گا....مسئلہ ہی کوئی نہیں....ہم ایک ہفتہ میں ہی قبضہ چھڑوا لیں گے
دونوں فوجی جرنیل تھے کوئی سفارت کار نہیں تھے لہٰذا دونوں نے اپنے پروفیشن کے مطابق ہی معاملے کا حل ڈھونڈنا تھا
اصل حرام کاری جنرل یحییٰ خان اور دوسرے نمبر پر جمہوریت کے لئے پھانسی چڑھنے والے بھٹو کی تھی
یحییٰ خان نے دگنی نشستیں جیتنے کے باوجود کیوں مجیب کو اقتدار نہیں دیا ؟ اور بھٹو نے ایک سو ساٹھ کے مقابلے میں صرف اکیاسی نشستیں جیتنے کے باوجود کیوں اقتدار کی منتقلی کے اجلاس کا بائیکاٹ کیا اور دھمکی دی....جو ڈھاکہ گیا میں اسکی ٹانگیں توڑ ڈالوں گا....وڑ گئی جمہوریت
You may be right but underlying problem is somewhat different. Both Yahya or Bhutto did not trust Mujeeb.
Though AgarTala case and activities of AL members since 1962 were not open in the politics but both Bhutto and Yahya knew the facts. They were convinced that Mujib was to separate and breakup the country.
The real mistake was LFO by Yahya khan that procastrated vital problems than to solve them before elections. Ayub left claiming that he wont be part of the breakup. Bhutto said the same that he will not sign to the breakup.
Today, you and I can have different opinions and make claims about democracy, but these two players saw six-point as a document for separation - perhaps that was a right judgment. Bhutto, during and after the election had said that he will first negotiate with mujeeb on the constitutional question before getting in to assembly. That was his promise to WP.
Another problem (rather an equally major issue) at times was about four provinces in WP - Nap was aligned with AL and they were to devise 5 separate entities whereas both Bhutto and Yahya were convinced that, sooner of later, once AL came to power, it will go on its on ways.
Mistakes were done, no doubt. But we have to see the whole issue in terms of the politics and realities of the time.
In 1967, in his book 'Myth of Independence' Bhutto had suggested that the way to save East P. was to infiltrate in Assam and help china-led separation movement to pressurizing India. Bhutto suggested to better defend EP from the Assam borders. It was proved in 1965 war, that Pakistan had no military defense of East P - so the slogan that we'll defend East P. from the Western borders. (though it was not a real strategy but just a slogan to deter India.)
In fact, Pak army lingered in East Pakistan more than expected. With Russia on its side, pro-china Pakistan was the victim, US was the only viable defense in east Pakistan but russia-china conflict over shadowed else. There are many dimensions to this whole episode.
