Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal has now sparked a controversy after he claimed that Jawaharlal Nehru wasnt Indias first Prime Minister, drawing massive backlash.Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal sparks new rowAddressing a public event, the BJP legislator said, “Nehru was not the first Prime Minister, but it was Subhash Chandra Bose.” He then asserted that the British left India because freedom fighter Bose instilled fear in them.Moreover, he said said, “Babasaheb wrote in a book that we didnt get freedom because of hunger protests, we didnt get it because if we said slap on this side, wed show the other side. We gained independence because of the fear instilled by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.”Nehru was not Indias 1st PM: YatnalThe former Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles said, “After the Second World War, the British left. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was the first Prime Minister of independent India when independence was declared in a few parts of the country. They had their own currency, flag, and national anthem. Thats the reason PM Modi says Nehru is not the first Prime Minister of India but Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was.”Notably, Basangouda Patil Yatnal is known for his spicy controversial remarks, which lead to a major row sometimes. Recently, in August, the BJP MLA said that the ruling Congress government in Karnataka would collapse within 6-7 months.Further, he added that the Congress potential collapse would be due to infighting and claimed that the BJP would raise the issue of corruption in the state.
