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"Vajpayee an informer in '42: and Atalji's reply" - The Pioneer
Posted By Krishnakant Udavant (kkant@bom2.vsnl.net.in)
12 August 13
Title: "Vajpayee an informer in '42: and Atalji's reply"
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Publication: The Pioneer
Date: August 12,13, 1997
Vajpayee was an informer in '42: Swamy
Date: August 12th, 1997
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday said BJP leader Atal
Bihari Vajpayee should dissociate himself from the golden jubilee
celebrations of the country's Independence, 'alleging that Mr Vajpayee had
acted as a 'police informer' during the Quit India movement in 1942. In a
statement here, Dr Swamy said he was shocked to see Mr Vajpayee in Mumbai
on August 9 as guest of honour at the commemoration of the Quit India
movement.
He claimed there was documentary proof at the national archives to show
that as a police witness, evidence tendered by Mr Vajpayee on August 21,
1942, before a Bateswar (near Agra) magistrate had led to the conviction of
seven satyagrahis' to life-imprisonment on a false police FIR that they
were engaged in arson and destruction.
"Mr Vajpayee should apologise to the people for this."
Mischievous report
Date: August 13th, 1997
This refers to the news report, 'Vajpayee was an informer in '42: Swamy'
(August 12). Similar mischievous reports have appeared in different
newspapers over the last two or three days, alleging that had turned
approver before a British court during the "Quit India" movement to secure
my release. Needless to say, these allegations are nothing but lies
fabricated to malign Me and my party. This campaign of calumny has been
raked up at periodic intervals with a view to damaging my personal and my
party's reputation. It is hardly surprising that frustrated elements should
utilise an important event like the curtain-raiser of the Golden Jubilee of
our Independence held at Mumbai on August 9, 1997, to revive this
contemptible campaign. According to the copy of the final judgement, I have
not been mentioned at all, either as a witness or as an
accused-turned-approver.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
44, Parliament
House
New Delhi: 100 001
Pioneer Editor's note: The impugned item was filed by a news agency from
Madurai and was published inadvertently. We deeply regret its publication
and apologise to Mr Vajpayee for the damage this unfounded allegation may
have caused him.
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