Yogi Adityanath Targets Nehru Over Chauri Chaura Revolutionaries' Defence

Hindustan Times · politics

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticized India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for allegedly failing to defend revolutionaries sentenced to death by the British after the Chauri Chaura incident. Adityanath stated that Madan Mohan Malaviya's legal intervention was instrumental in saving 151 individuals from execution. He emphasized the importance of remembering the sacrifices of these revolutionaries and questioned the Congress leadership's response at the time. The CM made these remarks while inaugurating several development projects in the Chauri Chaura region.