Tussle b/w Centre & West Bengal Over Netaji’s Birth Anniversary – Free PDF

The news

• As the campaign for Bengal assembly elections is heating up, both BJP and Trinamool Congress are laying claim to the legacy of Netaji.
• BJP has named 23^rd January – Bose’s birthday – as “Parakram Divas” or day of courage.
• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declared that 23^rd January be named, “Desh Nayak Divas” or national hero day.

Irony Alert

• The 125^th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who was fierce patriot and an opponent of colonial rule, was celebrated at a colonial memorial..!!
  • Victoria Memorial in Kolkata

Portrayal of Bose

• Politics based on Bose is another classic example of how political parties are trying to harness the so-called non-Nehruvian leaders of the freedom struggle.
  • But one needs to understand, that India’s freedom struggle was a movement in which divergent views and ideas collaborated freely for a larger cause.

The Big Questions

The Big Questions

All parties are champions

All parties are champions

All parties are champions

All parties are champions

The Core issue

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