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Modi declassifies Netaji files
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declassified the first set of 100 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who raised an army to fight the British and whose death in an air crash continues to be a mystery even after seven decades. Modi released digital copies of 100 files at the National Archives of India following the governments decision to declassify files on the freedom fighter.
Bose's family members, some of whom were present during the declassification, were overwhelmed by the decision, calling it a "great day for the entire nation"
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declassified the first set of 100 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who raised an army to fight the British and whose death in an air crash continues to be a mystery even after seven decades. Modi released digital copies of 100 files at the National Archives of India following the government's decision to declassify files on the freedom fighter. The files were released on the birth anniversary of Bose, who was more popularly addressed with the honorific Netaji.
Modi also launched a web portal https://netajipapers.gov.in to release the digital version of the 100 files. "As a first step, the National Archives of India is placing 100 files relating to Netaji in public domain after preliminary conservation treatment and digitization," a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. It added that the remaining files will be placed in the public domain after their conservation treatment and digitization. "The Government of India has written to the concerned foreign governments to declassify all files or papers related to Netaji. The government is committed to pursue this matter with them," the statement said.
Bose's family members, some of whom were present during the declassification, were overwhelmed by the decision, calling it a "great day for the entire nation". Modi also met family members of Netaji, including Professor Chitra Ghosh, Chandra Bose and Surya Kumar Bose. Modi, in a meeting with members of Netaji's family in Delhi on October 14, 2015, had announced that the union government would declassify the files relating to Netaji in a phased manner, and make them accessible to the public.
Accordingly, the first lot of 33 files was declassified by the PMO and handed over to the National Archives of India on December 4, 2015. "Subsequently, the ministries of home Affairs, and external affairs too initiated the process of declassification of files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in their respective collection which were then transferred to the National Archives of India," the statement added. Netaji, one of the leading lights of the Indian freedom struggle, set up the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II to take on the British Indian Army.
