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Noida. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that Subhash Chandra Bose was the first Prime Minister of undivided India and at that time he had formed ‘Azad Hind Government’ independent of British rule. Rajnath also said that Bose’s contribution was ignored or underestimated after the country got independence. The senior BJP leader also said that ever since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, constant efforts are being made to give Bose the respect he deserves.
Addressing an event at a private university in Greater Noida, Rajnath Singh said, “There was a time in independent India when Bose’s contribution was deliberately ignored or underestimated, undervalued. . This was done to such an extent that many documents related to him were never made public.
PM Modi honored Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India in 2014, he started giving Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose the respect he always and rightfully deserved. He said that when he was serving as the Home Minister of India, he had the opportunity to meet the family members of Bose, after which more than 300 documents related to him were made public and dedicated to the people of India. given.
He said that sometimes people think that what else is there about Netaji that we do not know. Most Indians know him as a prominent freedom fighter, supreme commander of the Azad Hind Fauj and a revolutionary who faced many hardships for India’s independence, but very few know him as the first Prime Minister of undivided India. . The Defense Minister said, ‘Azad Hind Fauj and Azad Hind Government, which was the first indigenous government of India, I have no hesitation in calling it the first indigenous government. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose formed this government and was sworn in as the Prime Minister on October 21, 1943.
The Defense Minister said that the Azad Hind government was not a symbolic government, but a government that presented ideas and policies on many important aspects of human life. This government had its own postage stamps, currency and a secret intelligence service. Developing such a system with limited resources was not a simple feat but a great achievement.
