MUJIB EXTENDS ARMS AMNESTY Sas extended his deadline tor
By David Maude
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SHEIKH Mujibur Bangla Desh guerrillas surrender their weapons until the end of the month.
Despite a theatrical laydown-your-arms ceremony in Tangail yesterday, quantities of guns aré still in the hands of workers, peasants and students who are looking very critically at Mujib's policies.
The political importançe of this can be gauged from the fact that the premier took his first trip outside Dacca since returning to the country to attend yesterday's ceremony.
The Tangail surrender was staged by self-styled Gen Khador Ciddinni whn claime to led some 17,000 trained WAU Lando guerrillas in the area.
Last week five villagers and a guerrilla from a rival, 'Maoist' groupopposed to disarming—were reported killed in a clash with Siddiqui.
Mujib's Industry Minister, Nazrul Islam, pledged at the weekend that the new government would establish socialistic economy.
He urged the people to give up all luxuries and 'devote themselves to their duties honestly'.
In Moscow yesterday, 'Pravda' quoted Moni Singh, leader of thé Bangla Desh Communist Party, as supporting Mujib's aim of forming a democratic, secular state.
With a trace of unease, however, he went on to say that "life will show how consistently these wishes are carried out'.
The policy of the Bangla Desh CP in Mav 1971 was MVOI united national front of all parties and patriotic forces' against Pakistan. Now it calls for 'unity among various parties and patriotic forces [which will help inspire the people in nation-building work' (Moscow Radio, January 20.)
About coaches BARNSLEY yesterday morning carrying miners to picket E Anglican power stations.
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