West Bengal govt to declassify 64 files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Mamata

Mangalore Today News Network

Kolkata, Sep 11, 2015: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that the state government will declassify 64 files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on September 18.

 

While speaking to news agency ANI, West Bengal Chief Minister confirmed the news and said, "We have decided to put in public domain all government files on Netaji that we have."

Assuring to resolve the mystery around his disappearance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier told family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that it was the country’s responsibility to resolve the case soon.

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Furthermore, bureaucrats at the Prime Minister’s Office, home ministry and ministry of external affairs have so far stonewalled attempts to access the classified files that can throw light on Netaji’s disappearance.

According to media reports, the Centre has 130 files and is yet to take a decision on whether to make them public despite amid clamour from a number of circles.

On August 22, 1945, Tokyo Radio broadcast announced the ’death’ of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in an air crash in Formosa (now Taiwan) on August 18, 1945, en route to Japan.

 

Courtesy: Zeenews