‘Time has come to take away historical past that highlights contribution of 1 household’: Tripura Deputy CM’s jibe at Gandhis

By PTI

AGARTALA: Time has come to revisit India’s historical past, and take away these which spotlight solely the contribution of 1 household, Tripura’s Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma stated on Wednesday.

Speaking at a programme to mark the start anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, he asserted that India didn’t obtain Independence solely due to one household’s contributions.

People had been meticulously taught concerning the contribution of 1 household, however what number of find out about Mookerjee and his works, he stated, in an obvious reference to the Gandhi household of the Congress.

“It isn’t true that India achieved Independence solely due to one household’s contribution.

It was 1000’s of younger girls and boys who fought the battle and spilled blood towards British rule, and achieved the last word objective,” stated the senior BJP chief.

Time has come to revisit the nation’s wonderful historical past and take away those who highlighted just one household’s contributions, he added.

Lamenting over the mystery-shrouded deaths of Mookerjee, Subhash Chandra Bose and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dev Verma stated that it was a matter of disgrace that the federal government couldn’t unearth the truths.

He additionally hit out on the Trinamool Congress authorities in West Bengal, claiming that no respect was paid to Mookerjee, the founding father of Jana Sangh, at his birthplace.

“Not a garland is offered to Syama Prasad Mookerjee in his birth place — West Bengal,” he claimed.

Dev Verma additionally spoke about Mookerjee’s shut ties with the erstwhile royal household of Tripura.

Mookerjee had invited Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya many instances to preside over the conferences of Hindu Mahasabha, he stated.