Politics News Desk!! Former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri was a leader with a clean image. His personality was full of simplicity. He was also a soft-spoken person. After the death of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Shastriji remained the Prime Minister of the country for about one and a half years. He proved his ability in front of the whole world. It was unfortunate for this country that he died mysteriously while he was the Prime Minister. He died on January 11 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It is said that he died of a heart attack, while it is also said that he was poisoned. However, how he died is still a mystery. Today, on the occasion of his death anniversary, let us know what events happened on the day of his death?
India won the 1965 war during Shastriji’s tenure.
After the death of the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri took command of the country on 9 June 1964. He was the Prime Minister of India for about 18 months. India won the 1965 war with Pakistan when Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister. During this period Ayub Khan was the President of Pakistan. After the death of Pandit Nehru in 1964, Pakistan met Shastri ji. After this meeting, a meeting took place between Shastriji and Ayub Khan, in which, seeing the simplicity of Shastri, Ayub Khan felt that he could forcefully snatch Kashmir from India.
This is where Ayub Khan made a mistake and sent infiltrators to occupy Kashmir in August 1965. Ayub Khan was deceived by Shastri’s simplicity and Pakistan had to pay the price of this war. When the Pakistani army attacked the Chamba sector, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ordered the Indian Army to open a front from Punjab. The result was that the Indian army marched towards Lahore. In September 1965, India almost captured Lohar. Pakistan was on the verge of losing its city, but the United Nations intervened on 23 September 1965. After this India announced ceasefire.
What is the secret of Tashkent?
The story of Tashkent begins after the war between India and Pakistan ended. After this war of 1965, Tashkent was chosen for talks between India and Pakistan. Alexey Kozygin, then Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, offered a compromise. The date for the agreement in Tashkent was fixed for 10 January 1966. Under this agreement, both the countries had to withdraw their armies from the border by 25 February 1966. After signing the agreement, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died under mysterious circumstances on the night of 11 January.
Mysteries related to death
It is said that Shastriji was under pressure after the agreement reached in Tashkent. Experts say that Shastri was being criticized in India for handing over Haji Peer and Thithwal to Pakistan. At that time, senior journalist Kuldeep Nayyar was Shastri’s media advisor. It was he who informed the family about Shastri’s death.
Nayyar said in an interview that Shastri’s wife was also very angry with Haji Peer and Thithwal returning to Pakistan. He even refused to talk to Shastri on phone, which hurt Shastri deeply. Shastri ji’s death the next day shocked the country. It is claimed that Shastri ji died due to poisoning, while some say that he died due to a heart attack.
