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West Bengal government declassifies 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era

West Bengal government declassifies 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era

| | 28 Sep 2015, 04:13 pm
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has declassified 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era.

"Total 401 Cabinet files from 1938-47 of the pre-independence era were declassified today by our government," CM told media.

She said: "The declassification of these files will throw light on the history of pre-independence era."

Banerjee said digitisation of files after independence will be done in a phase wise manner in future:

She said: "We hope the stand taken by our government regarding declassification of files will be adopted by other governments also."

Speaking on the move, she said: "In this age of internet and social media, we believe in transparency. That is why we declassified files. People must know the truth."

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