S P Mookerjee’s death left some unanswered questions | The Indian Express

S P Mookerjee’s death left some unanswered questions | The Indian Express

Written by Raghvendra Singh |Updated: June 20, 2019 8:51:15 am

The writer is secretary, ministry of textiles, Government of India

S P Mookerjee’s death left some unanswered questions

A minister in undivided Bengal and in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, Mookerjee was a prominent Opposition leader and founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

The letter further stated that the circumstances relating to the death of Mookerjee, while in detention, was a matter which concerned the Jammu and Kashmir government, not the GoI.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee passed away on June 23, 1953. A minister in undivided Bengal and in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, Mookerjee was a prominent Opposition leader and founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He was detained without trial by Sheikh Abdullah’s government after his arrest in Kathua on May 11, 1953.