Lagatar24 Desk
Kolkata, Sept 6: Grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Chandra Kumar Bose, resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, claiming a lack of support from the party’s national and West Bengali leadership in advancing Netaji’s ideology.
In a letter to BJP leader JP Nadda, Chandra Bose wrote, “When I joined the BJP, I was promised that I would be allowed to propagate the inclusive ideology of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose. However, nothing of that sort happened.”
He further added in his letter, “My discussions with the BJP then centered on the inclusive ideology of the Bose Brothers (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose). My understanding, both at that time and later, had been that I would propagate this ideology across the country on the BJP platform.”
“It was also decided to form an Azad Hind Morcha within the framework of the BJP with the primary objective of promoting Netaji’s ideology of uniting all communities as Bharatiyas, irrespective of religion, caste, and creed,” he added in his letter. He stressed the significance of this in maintaining national unity.
“My ardent promotional efforts to achieve these laudable objectives have not received any support from the BJP, either at the Centre or at the state level in West Bengal. I had put forward a detailed proposal suggesting a Bengal Strategy to reach out to the people of the state, but my proposals were ignored,” he added.
During the organizational reorganization in 2020, Chandra Kumar Bose, who had been chosen to serve as the West Bengal BJP vice-president since 2016, was dropped from the position.
Contrary to the party’s official position, Bose had constantly questioned the West Bengal leadership on a number of topics and expressed opposition to the CAA in 2019.
