I want to be able to call external js file in mvc 5 _layout page, i have done a few researches on google, but no success, below is my code in the _Layout Head section:

<!-- start: MAIN JAVASCRIPTS -->

    <!--[if lt IE 9]>

        <script src=~/assets/plugins/respond.min.js></script>

        <script src=~/assets/plugins/excanvas.min.js></script>

        <script type=text/javascript src=~/assets/plugins/jQuery-lib/1.10.2/jquery.min.js></script>

    <![endif]-->

    <!--[if gte IE 9]><!-->

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/jQuery-lib/2.0.3/jquery.min.js)></script>

    <!--<![endif]-->

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/jquery-ui/jquery-ui-1.10.2.custom.min.js)></script>

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js)></script>

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/bootstrap-hover-dropdown/bootstrap-hover-dropdown.min.js)></script>

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js)></script>

    <script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/iCheck/jquery.icheck.min.js)></script>



    <!-- end: MAIN JAVASCRIPTS -->



    <script>

        jQuery(document).ready(function () {

            Main.init();

            Index.init();

        });

    </script>



    @RenderSection(JavaScript, required : false)

    @RenderSection(CSS, required : false)

Then at the bottom of the _Layout page i have this:

@Scripts.Render(~/bundles/jquery)

@Scripts.Render(~/bundles/bootstrap)

@Scripts.Render(~/bundles/assets/plugins)

@RenderSection(Scripts, required : false)

In the View, i have this:

@section JavaScript

{



<!-- start: JAVASCRIPTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PAGE ONLY -->

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/flot/jquery.flot.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/flot/jquery.flot.pie.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/flot/jquery.flot.resize.min.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/jquery.sparkline/jquery.sparkline.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/jquery-easy-pie-chart/jquery.easy-pie-chart.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/jquery-ui-touch-punch/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/plugins/fullcalendar/fullcalendar/fullcalendar.js)></script>

<script type=text/javascript [email protected](~/assets/js/index.js)>



</script>

<!-- end: JAVASCRIPTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PAGE ONLY -->

}

Please i will appreciate i someone could assist in suggesting what to do. thanks