Congress leader and former party president today slammed centre for deliberately missing to mention former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during on the occasion of 50th Vijay Diwas celebrations.
“Today a function was held in Delhi regarding the Bangladesh war. There was no mention of Indira Gandhi in that function,” he said at a rally in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun.
“The woman who took 32 bullets for this country, her name was not there in the invitation because this government is afraid of the truth,” he further said.
Ms Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India when Indo-Pak war took place in 1971. She played a significant role in formation of Bangladesh.
Mr Gandhi said, India defeated Pakistan just in 13 days as at that time the country was “united and was standing as one”.
“Pakistan bowed its head within 13 days in the 1971 war. Generally, a war is fought for 6 months, 1-2 years. America took 20 years to defeat Afghanistan but India made Pakistan lose in 13 days only as India was united and was standing as one,” said the Congress leader.
Meanwhile, taking to his twitter handle he tweeted tributes to Indira Gandhi and those who martyred in 1971. “Remembering the martyrs and veterans of the 1971 war. India won the war to save the idea of democracy under the able leadership of Former PM Smt. Indira Gandhi ji.Jai Hind!,” he wrote.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the mega celebration on 50th victory anniversary of 1971 war.
This year it was even more special and it was celebrated as the “Swarnim Vijay Varsh” (Golden Year Of Victory) as it marked 50 years of Bangladesh formation.
