Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family wants govt to speak to Russia, Britain

Netaji’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose maintained that a crucial file, pertaining to Bose’s disappearance, was destroyed in 1972. (Source: Express Photo)

While welcoming the Bengal government’s decision to declassify 64 files pertaining to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the relatives of the nationalist leader said they hoped the Centre too would make public similar documents in their possession.

Also demanding a probe into the “surveillance of the family”, Netaji’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose maintained that a crucial file, pertaining to Bose’s disappearance, was destroyed in 1972. “According to the information, the file relates to the disappearance of Netaji,” he said.

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“Why does the Indian government need to spy on an Indian revolutionary? I demand that the Modi government investigate the matter and order a probe into it,” he said. He further said he has received communication from the Centre regarding a meeting in this regard next month in New Delhi. He also demanded that the Indian government speak with Russian and British intelligence agencies to declassify files pertaining to Netaji in their possession.