West Bengal government is working on a theory to find out if Subhash Chandra Bose was acting as India’s first Prime Minister while in exile. General Secretary of TMC Kunal Ghosh tweeted tagging Education Minister Bratyo Basu that Netaji was the first Prime Minister of India.
He added that the syllabus committee has been asked to scrutinize the issues related to Bose’s government, his cabinet and other details which can explain how he was running the government while in exile. Once finalised the committee will include these details in the school syllabus.
Bratyo Basu while talking to the reporters said “Netaji was running Government in exile and Netaji was the first PM of India. The education department is working on formulating curriculum on this and included in school education.”
ধন্যবাদ শিক্ষামন্ত্রী @basu_bratyaনেতাজিই দেশের প্রথম প্রধানমন্ত্রী।এই স্বীকৃতির প্রথম ধাপ হিসেবে তাঁর সরকার ও মন্ত্রিসভা সংক্রান্ত বিষয়গুলি বিস্তারিতভাবে নতুন প্রজন্মের পাঠ্যসূচিতে অন্তর্ভুক্তির জন্য সিলেবাস কমিটিকে যথাযথভাবে খতিয়ে দেখার নির্দেশ দিলেন।স্বাগত জানাচ্ছি।— Kunal Ghosh (@KunalGhoshAgain) January 24, 2022
Till now, there are several chapters on Bose fondly called as Netaji in school textbooks across classes, however, this will be a unique addition, if accepted.
The political debate on Bose has been reignited after the tableau controversy. The central government has rejected the West Bengal government’s tableau on Bose. The tableau features a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to honour his role in the Indian freedom struggle. A petition has also been filed in the Calcutta high court demanding the inclusion of the state’s Netaji tableau at the January 26 parade in Delhi.
Recently, PM Modi has unveiled a hologram statue of Bose at India Gate. Mamata feels that the statue at India Gate was set up after pressure from the state. If Netaji gets bigger space in Government schools, it might start a competition between union and state, believe academicians.
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