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Hari Sharma
Invasion shatters myth
By KYLEJOHNSON
Of the Emerald
Hari Sharma, a professor at
Simon Fraser University in
Canada, declared Thursday that
“1971 was a major turning point”
in the history of the Indian sub
continent.
Sharma, who received his
bachelors degree from the
University of Dehli, was speaking
in the Dad’s Room of the EMU.
His visit to Eugene was spon
sored by the International
Program Committee, and it also
included a talk at Central
Presbyterian Church Wed
nesday.
He said the myth of the Indian
sub-continent as a “land of
tranquility, serenity, and rapid
progress” was shattered by the
March 1971 invasion of East
Pakistan, now Bangla Desh, by
West Pakistan.
The creation of Pakistan in
1947, said Sharma, was “an
absurdity” and a creation of
“British imperialism.” He said
the two sections of Pakistan
“didn’t assume characteristics of
a nation.”
Sharma said East Pakistan,
then the state of East Bengal in
India, was “the most politically
advanced section in India.” He
said many of the major political
parties in India were founded in
the state of East Bengal.
The independence movement
in East Pakistan, said Sharma,
was “a populist movement” and
in West Pakistan an “elitest
movement.”
Sharma said there was “no
industrial bourgeoise” in
Pakistan in 1947. He said now 22
families have control of over 80
per cent of West Pakistan’s in
Hnct rv
Sharma said 60 to 65 per cent of
the goods made in West Pakistan
were consumed in East Pakistan
at “higher prices.”
“It was not simply an economic
exploitation, but also a political
exploitation” said Sharma.
He said the officers of the
Pakistani army, who were only 10
to 15 per cent Bengali, while the
population was over 50 per cent
Bengali, staged a coup d’etat in
1958 when it appeared the
Bengali’s would win a national
election.
Sharma said the Pakistani
army had gained its strength
from American foreign aid. It
had come “in orbit of American
imperialism."
General Ayub Khan who led the
coup d’etat was forced to resign
as President in 1968 because of
“massive student, peasant
strikes" even though he had all
the "massive, repressive forces
behind him," said Sharma.
He said when free elections
were first held in East Pakistan
in 1971, the Awami League, which
now heads the Bangla Desh
government, won 167of 169 seats,
or enough to control the
legislature of Pakistan.
He said while Sheik Mujibur
Rahman, head of the Awami
League. was negotiating with
President Yahya Khan of West
Pakistan. Yahya had Pakistani
troops invade East Pakistan.
Sharma described the invasion
as a "genocide par excellence "
He said the invasion did not crush
East Pakistan people because
“nationalistic forces” of the
Bengalis were strong, the whole
civil bureaucracy had collapsed,
and that guerilla movements had
started
He said the Awami League
leadership except Sheik Mujib
who had been arrested, fled to
Cak'Utta
Hari Sharma
Sharma said Prime Minister
Indira Ghandi invaded East
Pakistan because she was
fearful, of what Sharma termed,
“a militant, young leftist
movement” would sieze control
of the Mukti Bahini, a Bengali
guerilla force. He said this group
had ties with a similar Indian
guerilla movement.
Shartna said Sheik Mujib will
“ride the tide” of nationalism
before the guerilla movement
will take power.
Sharma said the war was
“decisive and peaceful” because
in a few years “the armies of
India and Pakistan and Ceylon
and Bangla Desh will join
together in fighting internal
problems.”
Com
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Pedestrian-bike overpass proposed
A bicycle program proposed for next year’s Eugene city budget
places a pedestrian-bicycle overpass across Franklin Blvd. and a bike
path through the Lane County Fairgrounds at the top of its priority
list.
The $214,000 bike program was presented to the Eugene City Council
Wednesday by Ms. John Bascom, chairman of the city’s Bicycle
Committee (which designed the program).
According to Ms. Bascom, the committee has not planned any
additional bike route designations because previous experience has
shown it "neither encourages use (by bicyclists) nor adds to the
safety of the bicyclist.”
The two-mile route between the University and Amazon Drive in
south Eugene along University and Alder streets, established last
year, has shown only a slight increase in bike traffic since opening in
June.
The pedestrian-bicycle overpass would connect with the Autzen
Stadium footbridge, which crosses the Willamette River. The state
would be asked to pay a major share of the cost, estimated to exceed
$50,000.
The fairgrounds bike path, which would serve many University
students who are commuting from the Westmoreland student housing
project, is estimated to cost about $50,000. The path is designated to
begin at Hayes Street in west Eugene and pass through the
fairgrounds to Jefferson Street.
The Eugene City Council Committee of the Whole will meet at noon
Wednesday in the Emerald Room of the Eugene Hotel.
KEZI sponsors consumer program
The name of the game is Consumer Call-In. You can play the game
by tuning in Station KEZI (channel 9) at 6:00 p.m. this evening.
You will learn about some of your new rights in retail sales
situations; you can fire questions at a panel of experts on the new law
that affects every consumer and retailer in the state of Oregon.
The panel of experts include Don Diment, head of Consumer
Protection in the District Attorney's office, Ruby Brenne. Eugene
Chamber of Commerce and Dave Shannon, a Portland attorney who
had a hand in drafting the new law.
Other University students who are familiar with the Act will man
phones, screen questions, and serve as runners.
In cooperation with people at KEZI, four University students—
Stephanie Fox, Brian Arpajian. Luke Moore and Herb Pierson
planned the hour-long program. All were members of a fall term
writing class, initiated by OSPIRG and sponsored by the English
Department They will present the heart of the new law