December 15, 1972

INDIRA'S MESSAGE TO BANGABANDHU

Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi has sent a message today felicitating Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of Victory Day. In her message she and her colleagues in the government of India pays glowing tribute to the martyrs of Bangladesh and send sincere good wishes to Bangabandhu personally as well as to the people of Bangladesh and shares Bangabandhu's pride on the consolidation of the independence of Bangladesh as reflected in the adoption of the constitution.

MCAS HAVE FULFILLED THEIR PLEDGE: BANGABANDHU

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman says in Gono Parishad today that the members of the assembly have fulfilled their pledge by giving the country a constitution. In a tone of obvious satisfaction, the prime minister says that by suggesting the dissolution of the Gono Parishad, the members have created a history unique in the annals of parliamentary democracy. He requests the speaker to announce the dissolution of the Gono Parishad today.

SOURCES: December 16, 1972 issues of Bangladesh Observer, Dainik Bangla and Dainik Ittefaq.