Congress Demanded Only ‘Home Rule’, Not Independence Till 1930: Dr Jitendra

NEW DELHI, Jun 23 : In a 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 selective 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 independence, until as late as 1930.
Speaking at the event organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Dr. Jitendra Singh stated unequivocally “The Congress Party was, until 1930, content with being a loyalist club demanding Home Rule. It was only the countrywide public outrage after the hanging of Bhagat Singh and his comrades in 1931 that forced them to shift stance.”
Dr. Jitendra Singh 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.