However, with great difficulty I got to Dum Dum just a few minutes before the plane was due to leave. I found there a large military contingent waiting in trucks. When I asked why they were not helping to restore order, they replied that their orders were to stand ready but not to take any action. Throughout Calcutta, the military and the police were standing by but remained inactive while innocent men and women were being killed.
The Calcutta airport situated near the ancient munitions factory where Dum Dum bullets were first produced.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
India Wins Freedom - pg. 187
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