New Delhi, July 30 -- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday claimed that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sought US help for a ceasefire during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, despite India having captured 93,000 Pakistani soldiers.

Dubey cited a letter allegedly written by Indira Gandhi to US President Richard Nixon, requesting assistance in brokering a ceasefire.

Dubey cited a letter dated December 5, 1971, written by Indira Gandhi to US President Richard Nixon, requesting a ceasefire and implying India's government was in danger, accusing Congress of spreading false narratives about India's history.

"This is a letter dated 5 December 1971, which Indira Gandhi wrote to the President of America, Richard Nixon. She wrote that our government is...