Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the Center of deliberately not mentioning former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 50th Vijay Diwas celebrations in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi said during a rally in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, “Today a function regarding Bangladesh war was organized in Delhi. There was no mention of Indira Gandhi in that ceremony.”
“The woman who took 32 bullets for this country was not named in the invitation because this government is afraid of the truth,” he said.
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. He was considered instrumental in pushing the country towards the war that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
He further said that India defeated the Pakistani army within 13 days as it was “united and standing as one”.
“Pakistan bowed its head in 1971 war within 13 days. Normally, a war is fought for 6 months, 1-2 years. America took 20 years to defeat Afghanistan but India beat Pakistan 13 Lost in days as India was united and stood as one,” said Rahul Gandhi.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi, paying tribute to Indira Gandhi and the martyrs of the 1971 war, tweeted: “Remembering the martyrs and veterans of the 1971 war. India embraced the idea of democracy under the able leadership of former PM Smt Indira Won the war to save Gandhiji.Jai Hind!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh participated in a mega event to mark the anniversary of the 50th victory of the 1971 war.
The year 2021 is being observed as “Swarnim Vijay Varsh” (Golden Year of Victory) to commemorate the 50 years of war that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
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