Netaji Subhash Chandra Boses grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose resigned from the Bhartiya Janta Party on Wednesday, citing a lack of support from the partys central leadership and the promises of propagating the nationalist leaders vision not being fulfilled by the party. “When I joined the BJP, I was promised that I would be allowed to propagate the inclusive ideology of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose. But nothing of that sort happened,” Bose said.In his letter addressed to JP Nadda, Chandra Bose said, “My discussions with the BJP then centered on the inclusive ideology of the Bose Brothers (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose). My understanding, both at that time and later, had been that I would propagate this ideology across the country on the BJP platform.”#WATCH | Kolkata: On India-Bharat row, Netaji Subhash Chandra Boses nephew, Chandra Kumar Bose says, It is written clearly in the Constitution of India that India that is Bharat, a union of States. Bharat and India are the same… When both mean the same, whatever you speak… pic.twitter.com/QyyAm8iI57— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2023 Chandra Kumar Boss stressed that this is necessary to maintain the unity of the country, he added to his letter, “It was also decided to form an Azad Hind Morcha within the framework of the BJP with the primary objective of promoting Netajis ideology of uniting all communities as Bharatiyas, irrespective of religion, caste, and creed”.BJPs reactionReacting to his resignation, BJP state spokesperson Smaik Bhattacharya said, “We are talking about Chandrayaan and not about Chandra Bose. For quite a long time, he was not at all in touch with the party. He has been absent from political activities. He was not at all active. Therefore, it is not surprising that he is quitting the party.” Chandra Bose joined the BJP in 2016 and has twice contested on a BJP ticket—in the 2016 assembly elections and the 2019 Lok Sabha. He was appointed as the West Bengal BJP vice president in 2016 and dropped from it during the 2020 organization rejig. Bose had repeatedly questioned the partys stance on West Bengal on various issues and also opposed the CAA, going against the partys official stance in 2019.
