West Bengal government declassifies 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."
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.