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On Nov. 8, 1946, interim PM Nehru watched police open fire, killing 400-1000 Hindus in Nagarnausa, Bihar for retaliating against Muslims for Noakhali massacre (5000+ slaughtered, Lakhs raped) In a letter to Padmaja Naidu, Nehru expressed RELIEF that 400 Hindus were murdered!
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On Nov. 4th, Nehru threatened Hindus saying the "Govt. would not show any mercy.... they will be FIRED UPON & BOMBED from the air if necessary". He exhorted Hindus whose families were raped & massacred at Noakhali to protect Muslims "even at the cost of sacrificing your all"!
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He repeated the threats to Hindus on Nov. 6, warning that if they retaliated against Muslims for Noakhali, then he'd unleash every weapon from "machine guns, bombs, aeroplanes & all the forces of the Govt. " to stop Hindus. By Bakr Id he wanted all the Hindus neutralized.
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Shockingly Nehru's letter to Bihar CM Sri Krishna Sinha on Nov. 19 reveals him COVERING UP his role in massacring Hindus. He says 250 Hindu casualties was not a big figure "considering everything" & even instructs Sinha how to word an official fake alibi to save Nehru.
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Nehru claimed that the number of Hindus killed in E. Bengal were "exaggerated". He refused to acknowledge the systemic atrocities by Muslim Zamindars & rapes of Hindu women, in addition to the horror of Noakhali. This was why the poor Hindu farmers became furious & retaliated
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We know Jallianwala Bagh but history books never reveal how Nehru approved of a bloodcurdling massacre of 400 - 1000 Hindus for daring to defend themselves & retaliating to the horror of Noakhali. In contrast, he never stopped Muslims from massacring Lakhs of Hindus.
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References:
Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Volume 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund
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