Congress demanded only 'Home Rule', not independence till 1930: Dr Jitendra

Ina powerful and unflinching address during the launch of the book "History That India Ignored" authored by veteran journalist and ANI Chairman Prem Prakash, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh delivered a scathing critique of the Congress Party's seleetive reading of India’s freedom struggle, asserting that it was never at the forefront of the freedom movement and that the Congress party had demanded only "Home Rule" under Governor General appointed by the British empire, not complete independenee, until as late as 1930.

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Speaking at the event organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Dr. Jitendra stated unequivocally "The Congress Party was, until 1930, content with being a loyalist club demanding Home Rule. It was only the countrywide publie outrage after the hanging of Bhagat Singh and his comrades in 1931 that forced them to shift stance."

Dr: Jitendra did not mince words as he laid bare historical truths long buried under layers of curated narratives. Citing incidents from Prem Prakash's deeply-researched book, he pointed out the Congress Party's. shameful indifference to martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and Madan Lal Dhingra.

"When Madan Lal Dhingra killed Curzon Wyllie in 1909 in London, the Congress not only disowned him but passed a resolution against him. Even his own family denounced him. The only one who stood by Dhingra was Veer Savarkar-who risked arrest and went to see him in jail," he said.

Dr. Jitendra read the book cover-to-cover ahead of its launch and praised it for its unbiased, archival-based storytelling, unlike many history texts that glorify select figures while erasing true revolutionaries.