The newly appointed president of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha Assam and North East states, Biswadeep Gupta, said that the party is undertaking a pan India signature campaign for the next one year to amass over 2 lakh signatures to raise the demand to quash the war criminal tag on Netaji by the United Nations.
Interacting with the media on Tuesday at the Manipur Press Club, Biswadeep Gupta said that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is being considered a war criminal. The Indian government is not acknowledging the fact. So, the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha started a signature campaign from Assam on January 23 and it will continue to other states for one year.
He informed that the signature campaign will start in Manipur from INA, Moirang, from February 1, demanding removal of war criminal tag from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose name from all international organisations, including Commonwealth nations and United Nations.
The collected signatures will be submitted to the Indian Government and other related international organisations, he added.
Further, a talk programme on ‘war criminal tag of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in all international organisations, including Commonwealth Nations and United Nations' was held at the press club.
The programme was attended by vice president of Second World War Imphal Campaign Foundation, Yumnam Rajeshwor; NEEPCO general manager, Ph Ibomcha and chief editor of Ishan Bangla and KRC Times, Chayan Bhattarcharje.
