BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Dev dropped a bombshell in Ranchi, declaring that the Indian National Congress was never a genuine freedom fighter but rather a collaborator cozying up to the British Raj.
In an interview with IANS, Dev dismantled the Congress narrative on independence. He mocked Nehru’s ‘jail’ as a three-room suite with Parisian laundry services, emphasizing the lack of any major movements post-1942 Quit India.
‘Name one Congress leader besides Lala Lajpat Rai who truly contributed to freedom,’ Dev demanded. He accused the party of pledging loyalty to Queen Victoria and aligning with the British through the Cabinet Mission, all to position Nehru as PM.
Dev’s sharpest barbs targeted post-independence anomalies: Mountbatten’s extended Viceroy tenure, British generals commanding Indian forces for five years, and even the Navy under British control. ‘Congress’s ‘friendly match’ with the British is evident from these facts,’ he said, calling for an honest reckoning of history.