New Delhi:
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has been slammed by a fellow parliamentarian from the BJD for claiming that freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik served as a “link” between the US government, the CIA, and former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Patnaik, after whom the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is named, served as the chief minister of Odisha twice, from 1961-1963 and 1990-1995. He is considered a legend in the state not only for his role in the freedom struggle but for flying an aircraft into Jakarta to rescue Indonesian independence leaders in 1947 and for participating in the Stalingrad Operation in World War II, flying supply missions for the Soviet Union.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Dubey, known for trawling sources for historical accounts to use as ammunition against the Nehru-Gandhi family, claimed, “Nehru fought the entire 1962 war against China with American money and in collaboration with CIA agents. Biju Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha, was a link between the US government, the CIA, and Nehru… I released two of Nehru’s letters today, in which he is telling his officials, especially the then American ambassador, to do their job. Nehru told the officials the government had sent Patnaik (to the US) for important work and he is talking about defence matters.”
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