West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) President Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Narendra Modi government at the Center of insulting national great men like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on the pretext of Netaji’s birth anniversary. Speaking at an event organized in Kolkata on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, i.e. Parakram Diwas, Chief Minister Banerjee also accused those in power at the Center of trying to distort the history of the country. Addressing the event, Mamata said, “Attempts are being made to distort the history of India. Saints and great men are being insulted, be it Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Be it Babasaheb Ambedkar, intolerance, ingratitude and disrespect towards him and the language is increasing. Will Bengal accept this? He has also seriously accused the BJP of distorting history and said that the country’s heritage, culture and constitution are under continuous attack.
‘Delhi has become a city of conspiracies’
Referring to Netaji’s famous slogan ‘Dilli Chalo’, Mamata Banerjee targeted the central government. He said that today’s ‘Delhi’ is conspiring against Bengal. The Chief Minister said, “Today Delhi has become ‘Chakrantnagari’. It always conspires against Bengal. We will unite to protect our language, culture and identity.” He described Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj as a symbol of secularism and brotherhood.
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Mamata Banerjee raised the question why the birth anniversary of a great freedom fighter like Netaji has not been declared a national holiday yet. He alleged that BJP is breaking the dreams of freedom fighters. He said, “From Netaji to Sardar Patel, the dreams of those who dreamed of independent India are being shattered today. A history is being imposed which has nothing to do with the real history of our country.” The Chief Minister further said that “The Constitution is being insulted. People are being stripped of their rights. Democracy is being stripped.”
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Mamata Banerjee also attacked the Election Commission regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. He said that if Netaji was alive today, perhaps he too would have been asked to prove his citizenship. He sarcastically said, “If Subhash Chandra Bose were alive today, he too would have been called for the SIR hearing and asked whether you are an Indian or not.” Mamata also alleged that more than 110 people have died during the process, for which the Election Commission and the central government should take responsibility.
Demand to make public files related to Netaji
Earlier in the day, Mamata Banerjee demanded the central government to make public all the files related to Netaji. He wrote on social media that his government had long ago made available to the public all the files present in the state archives. She said, “Unfortunately, the mystery of what happened to Netaji after 1945 has not been solved till date. It is a matter of sadness for the entire country. I again appeal to the Central Government to make all the files related to Netaji public.” However, this speech of Mamata Banerjee is being considered as a big political message before the upcoming assembly elections. Keeping Netaji’s legacy, Bengal’s identity and Constitution at the center, he has directly attacked BJP, due to which the politics of the state has become more heated.