Govt making efforts to obtain files relating to Netaji: MoS Muraleedharan in Rajya Sabha

Efforts have been made to obtain the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from the UK, US, Russia, Japan and China, MoS for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

While addressing the Upper House of the Parliament on Thurasday, the Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan said that the efforts have been made to obtain the files and records relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from the UK, the US, Russia, Japan and China.

The Minister said in the Rajya Sabha that the UK has informed that 62 files on Bose are already available on the websites of the National Archives and the British Library.

MoS Muraleedharan was replying to a question on the government's efforts to seek cooperation relating to the controversy over Netaji's death.

The Russian Government had informed the government of India that they were unable to find any documents in the Russian archives pertaining to Netaji. “The Russian government said that additional investigations were made to find the documents, based on request from the Indian side," he said.

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The Japanese government has declassified two files on Netaji. “These files are part of their Archives and are available in the public domain. The government of Japan has transferred these files to India and they are retained in the National Archives of India," the minister said.

Muraleedharan informed the government of Japan has also said that if there are any additional documents relevant to the matter, those would be declassified as per their policies after a prescribed time period and based on an internal review mechanism.