Washignton/IBNS: The House of Representatives on Tuesday tabled a resolution which said the Pakistani armed forces committed genocide against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971.
The resolution was tabled by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Seve Chabot.
They urged US President Joe Biden to recognize the violence committed in Bangladesh by the Pakistani armed forces in 1971 as genocide.
Seve Chabot tweeted: “The Bangladesh Genocide of 1971 must not be forgotten. With help from my Hindu constituents in Ohio’s First District, @RepRoKhanna and I introduced legislation to recognize that the mass atrocities committed against Bengalis and Hindus, in particular, were indeed a genocide.”
He said: “We must not let the years erase the memory of the millions who were massacred. Recognizing the genocide strengthens the historical record, educates our fellow Americans, and lets would-be perpetrators know such crimes will not be tolerated or forgotten.”
The resolution called on the Pakistan government to apologise to the people of Bangladesh for the role it played in the genocide.
Meanwhile, the International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) appreciated the move taken by the US leaders and tweeted: “We laud this initiative from Congressman Steve Chabot (@RepSteveChabot) and Congressman Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) for tabling this bi-partisan resolution.”
