Inorder to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighterNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as a part of the yearlong celebrations to markthe event, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji SubhasChandra Bose at India Gate in New Delhi. The statue, made of granite, shall bea fitting tribute to the immense contribution of Netaji in the country'sfreedom struggle, and would be a symbol of the country’s indebtedness to him.Till the work for the statue is completed, a hologram statue of Netaji will bepresent at the same place.
Eversince the announcement of the installation of Netaji's statue at India Gate,the discussion has once again started on social media among netizens whetherthe Jawaharlal Nehru or Subhash Chandra Bose was the first Prime Minister ofthe country?
If thewords of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew are to be believed, Netajiwas India’s first prime minister as he hoisted the Indian flag inAndaman and Nicobar islands. He said that “The history of India’s independencehas not been written properly and there has been distortions.” The history offreedom struggle should be rewritten to inform the countrymen about the realfacts of the freedom struggle.
Netajiplayed an important role in the freedom struggle and went to jail severaltimes. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose formed the first independent provisionalgovernment of India on 21 October 1943, which was named “Azad Hind Sarkar”. Bose formed this government in Singaporeduring the Second World War. Netajicalled this government as the first 'Arji Hukumte-Azad Hind' of independentIndia. In 1944, while addressing the soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj, Netajigave the famous slogan, "You give me blood, I will give you freedom."
Later,Japan also handed over the Andaman and Nicobar islands to “Azad Hind Sarkar”headed by Netaji. He was the prime minister of the first provisional governmentof India. The country’s first independent government was recognized and supportedby eight countries, including Germany, Japan, Italy, Crotia, Thailand, Burma,Manchuria, and Philippines.
Justbefore independence, Jawaharlal Nehru was elected the President of Congresswith the support of Mahatma Gandhi. Atthat time India was standing on the threshold of independence and as the headof the first interim government of independent India, the president of theCongress party was to be made the Prime Minister of the country.
JawaharlalNehru became the head of the first interim government formed after thecountry's independence on 15 August 1947. He had hoisted the tricolor on theRed Fort on 15 August 1947 as the first Prime Minister of sovereign India i.e.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India.
