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New Delhi reacts sharply to PM\ speech at UNGA

By Star Correapondent
An unnamed official spokes man of the Indian government reacting to Begum Khaleda Zia a recent addresa in New York on water sharing haa expressed considerable regret that the Prime Minister of Bangladesh thought it fit to raise the bilateral Issues of river waters' at the UN
The remarks by the spokesman were made available to The Dallv Star yesierdav by the Counsellor (Political and Information) of the High Commission at India in Dhaka
The remarks quoted by BBC on Oct 8 mentioned that, "in answer to a query on the Bangladesh Prime Minister's address to the UN General Assembly. the official spokesman (in New Delhi) said that India noted with consider able regret that the Prime Minister of Bangladesh thought It fit to raise the bilateral issue at River Waters in her statement at the UN General Assembly on October 1. 1993. Her references to the Farakka Barrage and related issues neither do Justice to the documented facts nor refer to the understanding In May 92 between Prime Minister of India and Prime Minister of Bangladesh on the principles and framework of solution. India remain* commit tert to devising an equitable, ksig-lerm and comprehensive arrangement on water sharing with Bangladesh through bilateral
discussions
"When Bangladesh confirms its interest In a meaningful dialogue on these principles and is able to overcome the temptation to play politics with the Important River Waters issue. it should be possible to conclude a mutually acceptable agreement India continues to be ready for a constructive dialogue with Bangladesh on the subject ■ the statement con eluded
However, according Io the official text of the Prime Minister's address at the UNGA, she mentioned that. The pledges made by India at the time of commissioning the Farakka Barrage remain unfulfilled to date.'
She further staled that. 'India could haw played an Im portant role In strengthening mutual trust between the two countries If they had lived up Id the pledges on the question of water sharing ' and went on to add. "We Irei that this la Min possible '
No official comment on the reported remarks of the Indian spokesman was available from government sources or the Foreign Ministry
Foreign Secretary Hear Rahman was unavailable over leieiRaaw till midnight
The DO of External Publicity al the Ministry of Foreign Allans said, no official text has been communicated to the Foreign Ministry and therefore comment could be made al tills stage
Irrigation Water Develop merit and Flood Control Secretary M Asafuddowls Is
now In the US where only Sunday he addressed a seminar at the Columbia University on the Farakka Barrage and Its Effects in Bangladesh' Organised by the Bangladesh American Public Affairs Front (BAPAF).
Finance Minister Salfur Rahman while addressing a press conference after his return to Dhaka from the World Bank IMF meeting In Washington on Friday, stated that by triggering salinity, desertification and ecologleal Imbalance in the north-western part of Bangladesh. India has caused a disaster for the economy of Bangladesh
The Finance Minister also mentioned that had the today after the Rio TJX Summit, It would never have been built He also mentioned that the Narmada Dam Project In India has been scrapped due to recent objections from the World Hank