NEW DELHI: In a fierce assault on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a giant ‘anti-democratic’ cost on the celebration whereas citing large Bollywood names.
PM Modi, whereas replying to Movement of Thanks in Rajya Sabha on the President’s deal with on Thursday stated the Congress has all the time crushed freedom of speech within the nation.
Ranging from Nehru authorities, PM Modi stated, “During Nehru ji’s tenure as the PM, a workers strike was held in Mumbai. During that strike, the famous poet Majrooh Sultanpuri recited a poet. After this, he was put in jail. Famous actor Balraj Sahni was also jailed only because he participated in a protest demonstration at the time.”
“Hridaynath Mangeshkar ji, brother of Lata Mangeshkar ji, had written a poem on Veer Savarkar and wanted to sing it on Akashvani but was banned from Akashvani (All India Radio) for life,” PM Modi stated.
Referring to Emergency beneath Indira Gandhi authorities, PM Modi recalled the tales of Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar to accuse Congress of dictatorship.
“This country has also seen the period of Emergency and how the spirit of the Constitution was crushed. It was done for the sake of power. The country knows this,” PM Modi stated.
“All the movies of actor Dev Anand was prohibited on Doordarshan as he refused to support Emergency,” PM Modi stated.
“When Kishore Kumar refused to sing for them (Congress), all his songs were banned from All India Radio. I cannot forget the days of the Emergency,” PM Modi added.
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