As many as five files related Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose which are with Japan could be “crucial” to resolve the mystery over the fate of Bose. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday told the lok Sabha that two of the five files will be declassified by Japan this year-end, but the country has given no assurance regarding three more such files in its custody. At the same time, he said that two other files too are missing — one from the PMO and other from the Home Ministry.
“Japan has conveyed to us that they will declassify two of the five files by the end of this year but no commitment has been given to the rest of the three files. But we are hopeful that they will declassify the remaining three files too,” he said during Question Hour.
While the file, which was with the PMO, related to bringing back the ashes believed to be of Netaji from Renkoji temple in Japan to India and installation of his statue at Red Fort, the file which was with the MHA too related to the ashes, he said, adding efforts were on to find these two files.
Rijiju said India has approached a number of countries to retrieve any documents related to Netaji and they have responded to the requests. While Austria, Russia and the United States have conveyed to the Indian Government that they do not have any file or document relating to Netaji, the United Kingdom said that all 62 files under their possession were given to British library and are available for public. Germany too has said that the files relating to Netaji were archived after declassifying them, he said.