A few days ago, LoP Rahul Gandhi emphasized the INDIA bloc’s commitment to conducting the caste census. Following this, a clash erupted between the Opposition and Treasury benches over the issue of a nationwide caste census. BJP MP Anurag Thakur questioned Congress’s commitment to OBC reservations, leading to a heated exchange. Thakur had commented that those “whose caste is unknown” talk about the caste census, implying criticism towards Gandhi. The caste census is one of the main promises of Congress for the 2024 elections, aimed at ‘understanding’ the population distribution of various caste groups.
What Is Rahul Gandhi’s Caste?
Some time ago, Rahul Gandhi stated that he belonged to the “Dattatreya Kaul Brahmin” family. However, new evidence tells us something else. Let us understand this better.
If you check the Wikipedia page of the Nehru Gandhi family, you will find Nehru’s autobiography as an origin source in almost all references. For example, their first reference is the blog “The Story of the Nehru Surname,” which is based on Nehru’s biography.
Almost all historians have written history based on Nehru and his other family members’ statements. No one seems to have cared to verify their claims. Let’s fact-check the history with third-party references.
According to popular history, Gangadhar Nehru was the last Kotwal (Police chief) of Delhi. The Delhi Police website provided this information. However, upon checking the website, it was discovered that they had not mentioned the source of their claim!
To verify this claim, further searches were conducted to uncover official government documents. It was shocking to learn that, according to declassified secret documents from the National Archives of India, the last Kotwal of Delhi was Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan.
Below is the original order (in Urdu) given by Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan, the last Kotwal of Delhi.
Another document from June 1857 was found during the process. In this document, Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan, Kotwal of Delhi, wrote an order. This document is available with declassified secret documents from the National Archives of India.
According to the official documents of June 1857 and August 1857, Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan was the Kotwal of Delhi. The war lasted from 10 May 1857 to 1 November 1858.
This debunks the claim that Gangadhar Nehru, the grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru, was appointed as the Kotwal of Delhi just before the events of 1857 and was the last Kotwal of Delhi. To verify this further, the book ‘The Last Mughal’, written by William Dalrymple, was researched. This book has written accounts and all the records of the last Mughal, Bahadur Shah, his officers, and their role in the 1857 rebellion.
This book also confirms that Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan was the last Kotwal of Delhi. He was appointed as Kotwal after replacing Muin ud-Din Husain Khan!
Interestingly, Muin ud-Din Husain Khan belonged to some ‘Loharu’ family! It sounds similar to ‘Nehru.’
Here’s another interesting fact: While Britishers had killed almost all Mughal officials, these two former Kotwal of Delhi managed to flee from Delhi, just like how Gangadhar Nehru fled, as per current history. Even after going through thousands of 1857 papers and multiple books on the First War of Independence, the name of Gangadhar Nehru was not found anywhere.
Forget Gangadhar; there is not even a single Hindu name mentioned, such as Kotwal of Delhi!
Here is the painting of Gangadhar Nehru, in which he is dressed and looks like a Mughal, not a Hindu Pandit!
Another interesting fact is that Motilal Nehru, son of Gangadhar and father of Jawaharlal Nehru, completed his primary education in a Madrasa! Yes, you read it right. The son of a Pandit got his primary education in the Madrasa!
Gangadhar Nehru was not the Kotwal of Delhi; instead, a Muslim Saiyid Mubarak Shah Khan was the last Kotwal of Delhi. So why is the Nehru family lying, and what do they want to hide?
(This article is based on an X thread by Vijay Gajera)
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