Nehru misplaced Nepal by rejecting King Tribhuvan’s supply to make it a province of India, Pranab Mukherjee in autobiography

In a sensational disclosure, late President Pranab Mukherjee says in his much-talked-about autobiography – ‘The Presidential Years’, has revealed how former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dedicated a serious blunder by rejecting Nepal’s King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah’s supply that the Himalayan nation is made a province of India.
According to the studies, within the chapter titled, ‘My Prime Ministers: Different Styles, Different Temperaments’, late President Mukherjee wrote that Nehru handled Nepal very diplomatically. He famous that after the Rana rule was changed by the monarchy in Nepal, he wished for democracy to take root.
Pranab Mukherjee in his autobiography added, “Interestingly, Nepal’s king, Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, had suggested to Nehru that Nepal be made a province of India. But Nehru rejected the offer on the grounds that Nepal was an independent nation and must remain so.”
In the yet-to-be-published e book written by late President Pranab Mukherjee, he writes that “had Indira Gandhi been in Nehru’s place, she would have perhaps seized upon the opportunity, like she did with Sikkim”. Sikkim was a kingdom which turned a part of India in 1975. On April 9, 1975, the Sikkim Parliament introduced that the king was deposed. Through a referendum, Sikkim turned a part of India. On May 16, 1975, the Indian parliament introduced that Sikkim formally turned a state of India.
Expressing his views on the Former Prime Ministers and Presidents of India, late President Mukherjee reportedly writes, “Every PM has his or her own style of functioning. Lal Bahadur Shastri took positions that were very different from that of Nehru. There can be divergent perceptions among PMs, even if they happen to come from the same party, on issues such as foreign policy, security and internal administration.”
The memoir by Pranab Mukherjee has but once more ignited a debate relating to the associated fee India has been paying because of the strategic blunders that have been dedicated in the course of the Nehruvian period.
Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, throughout his tenure, not solely made blunders by gifting territories to Pakistan and China but additionally chargeable for India ceding territories with a lot essential strategic significance. The indecisions of the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has price the nation rather more than simply huge swathes of Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Coco Islands and lots of different strategic areas alongside the border together with Tibet and Nepal.
Pranab Mukherjee slams Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi for Congress’ downfall
In the fourth quantity of his autobiography titled, ‘The Presidential Years (2012-2017)’ former President Pranab Mukherjee had blamed the Congress get together for shedding its focus, after his elevation to the publish of the President. The new e book of Pranab Mukherjee, who handed away on August 31 this yr, is slated to be launched in January 2021.
In his e book, President Mukherjee had made making scathing observations about his former get together. The former President has narrated how a number of Congress leaders believed his lack of elevation to the publish of the Prime Minister in 2004 was chargeable for the defeat of the once-formidable Congress get together within the 2014 General Elections.
Pranab Mukherjee recounted, “Some members of the Congress have theorized that, had I become the PM in 2004, the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing. Though I don’t subscribe to this view, I do believe that the party’s leadership lost political focus after my elevation as President.”
In his e book, President Mukherjee has blamed the highest management of the Congress get together for the debacle and reportedly says, “While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr Singh’s prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs.”
As per the e book excerpts, Pranab Mukherjee identified how the shortage of governance, on the a part of Manmohan Singh who was busy in coalition politics, price them the favored vote. 
Family of Pranab Mukherjee conflict over Prez Mukherjee’s e book
As the excerpts of Mukherjee’s e book, ‘The Presidential Years’ was launched into the general public area forward of its launch, the son and daughter of the previous President had clashed within the public over the beautiful disclosures made by their father in his e book.
Abhijit Mukherjee, Pranab’s son, took to Twitter and raised issues over the memoir, saying that he needs to undergo the e book earlier than it goes for closing printing. However, quickly after Abhijit’s collection of tweets, Pranab’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee responded on social media and talked about that there was no have to create “unnecessary hurdles” within the publication of the e book.
“I, daughter of the author of the memoir ‘The Presidential Years’, request my brother Abhijit Mukherjee not to create any unnecessary hurdles in the publication of the last book written by our father. He completed the manuscript before he fell sick,” Sharmistha had tweeted.