Govt to build memorial for Netaji, 25 more files declassified

The government on Friday announced that a memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would be built in the national Capital as it released the third batch of 25 declassified files related to the freedom fighter.

The documents consist of five files each from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Home Ministry, and 15 files from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) pertaining to the period between 1956 and 2009.

“People of this country, especially the youth, want to know about the life of Netaji, his contribution in the freedom struggle. So, this is a big achievement,” said Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, after releasing the files.

He said keeping in view the demands made by various organisations and Parliamentarians, the government had decided to built a huge memorial in his name in Delhi, which would depict his life.

“There has been a demand from a number of organisations and Member of Parliaments that a big memorial dedicated to Netaji should be built in Delhi. So we started the work for its construction. It will depict his life, freedom struggle and facts related to his death,” he said.