What was Nehrus concrete contribution to the War Of Freedom of Bharata ? Apart from being an unwanted ‘Me too’, was there any crucial, critical contribution by him that intensified momentum to the war or changed its direction for the better ? None and Nil. Let us examine how.
Nehrus political mentor MK Gandhi rendered ONLY ONE movement for complete freedom in the form of Quit India Movement (QIM hereafter) as late in his life as 1942 apart from mildly stirring the WOF-Cauldron in the capacity of ‘Me too’, in words of ex-British Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Prior to QIM, not a single movement whether Khilafat-Asahayoga Andolan of 1922, Namak Andolan of 1930, Asahayoga Andolan of 1932 or Rowlatt Andolan had complete freedom on their agenda. Demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ was registered only in 1942 through QIM !! Even for that, entire Gandhi-Nehru Congress was profoundly apologetic in words of famous historian Dr. RC Majumdar, “Far from claiming any credit for achievements of 1942 [Quit India], both Gandhi and the Congress offered apology and explanation for the ‘madness’ which seized the people participating in it.” Another history chronicler Anuj Dhar commented on July1, 2018, “The claim that Quit India led to freedom is a state sanctioned hoax.” QIM turned out to be a hoax in just about 2 months and Gandhi thereafter, did NOT launch even a single movement to attain freedom. Nobody buys into Congress nurtured theory that after five years in 1947, British-occupiers suddenly attained enlightenment, granted freedom, ‘renounced’ power like Antonio Maino did in 2004 and left the country in a huff !! As a matter of fact, when British-occupiers of the country announced independence in 1947, several Princely States protested against it because their Peacock-thrones were safe only under the British umbrella of domination ! Also because, according to them, British-occupiers were under no pressure to quit yet they had preponed it to 1947 from their earlier decision of 1948 !! In fact, MK Gandhi himself said it, “I see it as clearly as I see my finger: British are leaving not because of any strength on our part but because of historical conditions and for many other reasons.” Did Gandhi, Nehru or Congress create those compelling ‘historical conditions and many other reasons’ ? How could they if we ponder on what Gandhi said about national flag in 1947, “But what is wrong with having the Union Jack in a corner of our flag? If harm has been done to us by the British it has not been done by their flag and we must also take note of the virtues of the British. They are voluntarily withdrawing from India, leaving power in our hands. A drastic bill which virtually liquidates the Empire did not take even a week to pass in Parliament. Time was when even very unimportant bills took a year and more to be passed…” ??
Not even by an extended stretch of imagination, MK Gandhi was instrumental in attainment of freedom. Dr. Ambedkar stated categorically, “…The Quit India Campaign turned out to be a complete failure… It was a mad venture and took the most diabolical form. It was a scorchearth campaign in which the victims of looting, arson and murder were Indians and the perpetrators were Congressmen…He failed. Thereafter he fell ill…To retrieve the position and win for the Congress the respect of the British Government as a premier party in the country which it had lost by reason of the failure of the campaign that followed up the Quit India Resolution, and the violence which accompanied it, he started negotiating with the Viceroy… Thwarted in that attempt, Mr. Gandhi turned to Mr. Jinnah…”. Well-known author Nirad Chaudhari had some stinging comments for him that will singe Gandhi Bhakta-s, “…After being proved to be dangerous ideologues by that [world] war, the pacifists have now fallen back on Gandhi as their last prop, and are arguing that by liberating India from the foreign rule by his non-violent methods he has proved that non-violent methods and ideas are sound. Unfortunately, the British abandonment of India before Gandhi’s death has given a spurious and specious plausibility to what is in reality only a coincidence without causal relationship… And finally, he [Gandhi] had no practical achievement, as I shall show when I deal with his death. What is attributed to him politically is pure myth…”. Nobel Literature Laureate VS Naipaul said it so bluntly, “Gandhi lived too long.” Gandhis ‘inner voice’ had become a curse for the nation by then. His absurd shenanigans delayed attainment of freedom by at least 25 years wasting talent of several titans who could have immensely contributed. ‘Rebel’ historian Sitaram Goel explains the conundrum most explicitly, “The way of Subhas Bose was the way of a straight patriot. And he stuck to that way to the bitter end. He did not change his way when he was thrown out of the Congress by a curious combination of Rightists and Leftists. He did not change his way when he was completely isolated in the country. It was while walking on that way that he went out of the country, organized the Azad Hind Fauj, forged national unity on a bloody battlefield, and, wrecked the morale of the British Indian Army which (and not the resolutions and jail journeys of the Khaddar-clad crowd, as we are now officially asked to believe) forced the British to quit India.” Only achievement that Congress can claim as their own is Partition-1947, terrible aftermath of bloodbath and planting Communist pests among us. After WW-II, British were emaciated and terrified by advancing INA of Netaji Bose. Congress inherited the power which British parted with hurriedly as they believed, Congress would be able to prolong life of the political system that they had imposed on Bharata and they complied with it in most ‘glowing’ terms.
Economic emergency precipitated by WW-II rendered colonisation excessively unprofitable hence decolonisation had to begin. Also established by the fact that Sri Lanka, Burma, Myanmar etc. attained freedom from Britain even without any movement at all !! Viceroy Wavell told King George-VI on July 8, 1946, “We are bound to fulfil our pledges to give India her freedom as soon as possible—and we have neither the power nor, I think, the will to remain in control of India for more than an extremely limited period…We are in fact conducting a retreat, and in very difficult circumstances…”. INAs attack led by Netaji Bose terribly shocked British-occupiers of the nation. Thousands of soldiers of British-Indian Army had revolted, switched over to INA in 1942 while Netaji Bose enjoyed massive support. British-Goras were now convinced, their days in Bharata were numbered. Lal Quila trials of INA veterans Gen. SN Khan, Cols. Prem Sehgal and GS Dhillon in 1945-46 raised so much heat and dust across the nation that even Nehru was forced to pretend support for INA to win elections in 1946. Revolt in RAF started in Karachi and soon engulfed largest RAF station at Kanpur. Then revolts by Navy in Bombay and Jabalpur Army were last straws for them. MKK Nayar wrote, “The reason why Britain unilaterally granted freedom even before Congress had intensified it’s agitation was on account of Army Jawans who had never dared to utter a word against the British, had united as one to declare that INA’s soldiers were patriots. Men of the Navy fearlessly pointed guns at British ships and establishments and opened fire. It was the same soldiers who had for a hundred years obeyed orders like slaves, even to massacre unhesitatingly at the notorious Jallianwala Bagh. Attlee and others probably realized that Indian soldiers may no longer be available to hunt Indians. This may have prompted them to leave with dignity and self-respect.” It was impossible for 40,000 British troops to command 25,00,000 WW-II hardened Bharatiya soldiers on the verge of massive revolt. Dr. Ambedkar too, wrote identical views on the scenario.
Chief Justice PB Chakrabarty of Calcutta High Court and Acting Governor of West Bengal after independence, wrote to the publisher of Dr. RC Majumdars book ‘A History of Bengal’, “When I was the Acting Governor, Atlee, who had given us independence by withdrawing the British rule from India, spent two days in the Governor’s palace at Calcutta during his tour of India. At that time I had a prolonged discussion with him regarding the real factors that had led the British to quit India. My direct question to him was that since Gandhi’s ‘Quit India’ movement had tapered off quite some time ago and in 1947 no such new compelling situation had arisen that would necessitate a hasty British departure, why did they have to leave? “In his reply Atlee cited several reasons, the principal among them being the erosion of loyalty to the British Crown among the Indian army and navy personnel as a result of the military activities of Netaji. Toward the end of our discussion I asked Atlee what was the extent of Gandhi’s influence upon the British decision to quit India. Hearing this question, Atlee’s lips became twisted in a sarcastic smile as he slowly chewed out the word, ‘m-i-n-i-m-a-l !’” The Chief Justice also wrote, “Apart from revisionist historians, it was none other than Lord Clement Atlee himself, the British Prime Minster responsible for conceding independence to India, who gave a shattering blow to the myth sought to be perpetuated by court historians, that Gandhi and his movement had led the country to freedom.”
US President Franklin D Roosevelt had constantly pressurised Britain, even deputed Col. Louis Johnson as his representative to lobby for Bharatas freedom as he expected our whole-hearted support for them in WW-II. In fact, Shimla Conference on June 25, 1945 was organised by Viceroy Wavell to discuss Bharatiya self-rule under pressure from Americans only, Bharatiya support for dislodging Japan from Burma, Singapore and Indonesia from their capture. Nagasaki and Hiroshima forced Japan to surrender that enhanced US military influence. US was emboldened to insist, Atlantic Charter must also be invoked for other Euro-colonies in Asia with an eye on their vast markets. By that time Britain was bankrupt and heavily dependent on massive American aid like Pakistan have been today. Britain could not resist US pressure though Churchill by his own admission, hated the idea of leaving Bharata. Unpalatable facts of American assistance and pressure contributing to freedom of Bharata was never properly acknowledged by Bharata. Moreover, Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, a WW-II ally, had also continuously pressurised British Government to recognise Bharatas freedom to enable us render all assistance we were capable of. Even Chicago Tribune severely condemned oppressive British regime in Bharata.
In this scenario of extra-ordinary circumstances, where did Gandhi-Nehru Congress locate themselves ? Just nowhere and inconsequential. Now the burning question pops up instantaneously – who was struggling for freedom from whom ? Britain from Bharata or Bharata from Britain ?? So ironically, it was Britain that was desperate for freedom from Bharata by 1946-47 ! Cursing themselves in economic ruins due to WW-II, languishing under growing US pressure to quit the country and rising attacks by INA of Netaji Bose, British-Thugs were desperate to quit by 1946. The war-ravaged, sunk in bankruptcy even after looting lakhs and crores of Hindu-wealth from Bharata, the tiny little island of Britain furiously began working on the ‘grand parting-kick’ that we abjectly received in the form of Partition-1947 and the associated pogrom of lakhs of Hindu-s on both sides of the border. Instead of gratefully acknowledging US role in attainment of freedom, Nehru antagonised them being Communist by the core of his depraved mind after taking over as Prime Minister. Americans were angry and sulking while Nehru rubbed salt in their wounds by hobnobbing with Communist Russians that manifested in the form of PL-480, President Harry Truman often asking CIA Chief to find out whether Nehru was a Communist, venomous outbursts of Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Nixon calling Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ‘that Indian bitch’ and Seventh Fleet sailing into the Bay Of Bengal during Bangladesh War-1971.
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