In a riveting expose from Ranchi, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Dev tore into Congress’s freedom struggle credentials, branding their relationship with the British as a cozy ‘friendly match.’
Interviewed by IANS, Dev laid bare the inconsistencies. Nehru’s jails resembled hotels, complete with overseas laundry. Congress launched no major freedom drives after 1942, instead shaking hands with the colonizers.
‘Exclude Lala Lajpat Rai—who else from Congress sacrificed for independence?’ Dev probed. Loyalty oaths to Queen Victoria and Nehru’s post-Cabinet Mission power grab reveal true motives.
The real smoking gun: Why did Mountbatten linger as Viceroy past freedom? Why British commanders in Army and Navy for five years? These lapses confirm Congress’s longstanding British affinity, Dev asserted, challenging their heroic self-image.