Netaji family suggested the government to get the Netaji files in foreign countries.
By Raghavendra M
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government would begin declassifying files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from January 23, the birthday of Netaji.
Modi announced this in a series of Twitter posts after a meeting with the family members of Netaji in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Process of declassification of files relating to Netaji will begin on 23rd January 2016, Subhas Babu's birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 14, 2015
About 35 family members of Bose called on the Prime Minister at his residence, 7 Race Course Road.
During the hour-long interaction, the family members requested for declassification of the files relating to Netaji, available with the Government of India. They suggested that the Government of India initiate the process to get the files available with foreign Governments to also be declassified.
Will also request foreign Governments to declassify files on Netaji available with them. Shall begin this with Russia in December.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 14, 2015
The Prime Minister said that he finds the suggestions of the family members to be similar to his own thinking and the view of the Union Government. He said he sees no reason to strangle history. He declared that the process of declassification of files will begin on January 23rd, 2016.
Modi also agreed to take up the suggestion to request foreign Governments to declassify files available with them. He said he would not only write to them but also take up the matter during his meetings with foreign leaders, beginning with Russia in December.
He said that those nations who forget history also lose the power to create it. He also shared with the family members some instances of how he had recalled Netaji during his term as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
“Consider me a part of your family,” the Prime Minister said to the family members.
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, and Union MoS Shri Babul Supriyo were present on the occasion.