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PM Modi first took the leadership of the Congress under Jawaharlal Nehru to ban the press independence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the budget session of Parliament. (PTI photo)
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress party and referred to some actors of the film industry, including Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand and Balraj Sahni.
“During Nehru ji’s tenure as PM, a labor strike was held in Mumbai. During that strike, the famous poet Majoroh Sultanpuri recited a poet. He was then put in jail. Famous actor Balraj Sahni was also kept in jail only because he participated in a protest at that time. Lata Mangeshkarji’s brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar ji wrote a poem on Veer Savarkar and wanted to sing on Akashwani, but was banned from Akashvani for life, “PM Modi said.
“Dev Anand was requested to publicly support the Emergency. However, he clearly denied, “PM Modi said he showed courage, and therefore, all the films of Dev Anand were banned on Doordarshan,” PM Modi said.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “Kishore Kumar refused to sing for the Congress. As a result, all the songs of Kishore Kumar were banned in Akashwani. I can’t forget the days of Emergency “(Video courtesy: Parliament TV) pic.twitter.com/fgvibdga2j
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It would be a big mistake to expect the Congress to expect ‘Saba Sixty, Saba Vikas’. This is beyond their thinking and it is not in line with their roadmap as the entire party is dedicated to only one family. In the Congress model, the first thing is that the family is the first “. Their energy was spent on it. Today, efforts are being made to spread the poison of the caste in the society … For many years, OBC MPS of all parties The panels were demanding constitutional status for OBCs.
He also targeted the Congress leadership under the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and to ban the press independence by presenting himself as the champion of democracy.
The Prime Minister also remembered how MPs like George Fernandes were handcuffed and imprisoned during the Emergency. Modi told how the Congress government converted the nation into jail to maintain the power of the royal family.
(With agency input)
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