We want India with both Krishna and Kanhaiya Kumar: Shashi Tharoor

March 21, 2016

New Delhi, Mar 21: Taking a dig at ruling BJP over its stand on the JNU row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that nationalism is now decided by whether one can say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or not.

ShashiHe said people should have the right to choose what they believe is correct and still be tolerant of others' ideas in a democracy.

"Today, nationalism is decided by whether or not one can say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. I am happy to say it, but should I also oblige everyone to say it?

"Our Constitution gives people the right not to say it just as it gives people the right to say it as well. I will choose when to say it and that's democracy," Tharoor said addressing students at JNU on Sunday night.

Tharoor said our country is not just 'Hindi, Hindu and Hindustan' and called for an India 'more accepting of diversity' which he said has been the tradition throughout history.

"India is not just Hindi, Hindu and Hindustan. We want an India with both Krishna and Kanhaiya Kumar. We want in India people from every corner of this vast land an equal stake in our future.

"If we understand that the Indian civilisation allows many religions, celebrates range of opinions and is today sustained by constitutional democracy which stands for certain values that all of us claim as our own, if this is the Indian legacy we can live, then we can all stand under that flag and celebrate," he said.

Tharoor was speaking on 'JNU and Nationalism' outside the administrative hall of the varsity which has been the centre of protests ever since sedition charges were slapped on three students over an event held where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

Tharoor appreciated the students for stirring a debate on vital issues in India, saying student days are the days "to expand one's consciousness".

"You may have come here for education but you are also educating the nation. What is happening here has given the whole nation an education in the vital issues of dissent and democracy, sedition and of course of 'azaadi' (freedom)," he said.

Tharoor's nearly 40-minute long speech was dotted with historical anecdotes and personal experiences and he repeatedly quoted personalities like Jawaharlal Nehru and Everlyn Beatrice Hall to drive home the idea of tolerance and diversity and their importance in India.

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Rikaz
 - 
Monday, 21 Mar 2016

vote bank politics of BJP.....why this kind of problems happening around.....people are happy with or without saying the slogan...let them decide when to say and when not to say....cant be imposed upon them....are busy with their livelihood....don't disturb them...this is not an issue at all....don't give a damn in to it....it does not mean that we don't love India....we love India million times more than chuddies....India is great and Allah bless India....

Naren kotian
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Monday, 21 Mar 2016

Haha jakhas mastan Anthe ....let me explain u bastard ...yaava magane adru ..yaarge mosa madidru ...hetta taayi ge back stab madlikke saadyane illa ...we treat where we are born as bhoomi taayi ..that's why nationalist Indians say Bharath mata ki jai to instill patriotism...no Hindus Christians Sikhs Jain's and Buddhists never back stab India .u madrasa rank student ...my question to u ..on what basis u will say 72 virgins guaranteed for jihadists and ur prophet is the last one ? On what basis u say 72 virgin males are not guaranteed for Muslim assholes ..the way you cannot prove ...same thing there are many unanswered questions artha aitha ...back stabbers don't understand why we say ...haha ...Muslims captured throne everywhere by back stabbing ...it is bitter truth ...now our mossad is banging them like hell from all corner ..soon our thaliava trump will join the bandwagon ...jai ho Israel ...jai Shri Shri modi ...jai sangh parivar.

saif
 - 
Monday, 21 Mar 2016

BHARAT AMMI KI JAI.....New Slogan starts soon....

Riyaz
 - 
Monday, 21 Mar 2016

What a jhakaas answer by masthan bhai.

MASTHAN
 - 
Monday, 21 Mar 2016

NAME BHARAT CAME FROM BHARAT THE EMPEROR. HE WAS THE SON OF SHAKUNTALA.

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE OF INDIA CALL BHARAT MATA. AND NOT BHARAT PITHA.

MASTHAN
 - 
Monday, 21 Mar 2016

MAA KE LEG KE NEECHE JANNAT HAI BUT STILL
MUSLIMS DONT TOUCH THE FEET OF THEIR OWN MOTHER. THAT DOESENT MEAN THAT THEY DONT LOVE THEIR MOTHER.
IF SOME MUSLIMS DONT CALL BHARAT MATA KI JAI. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DONT LOVE INDIA.

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January 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 8: No bandh-like situation prevailed in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, despite a nationwide strike called by trade union employees. Day-to-day activities are not disturbed, as buses and auto-rickshaws are moving as usual. 

However, in Bunder area, one of the business hubs of Mangaluru city, most of the shops today remained shut. As a result business was partially hit in the coastal city.

In other parts of Mangaluru city business firms, and market places are also open. Schools and colleges have not declared a holiday. government offices are also functioning as usually.

However, branches of many banks, excluding SBI, are closed for customers.

Members of various trade unions took out a rally and staged a protest in front of the Town Hall in Mangaluru.

Along with minimum wages, cancellation of contract labour system, no privatisation, welfare of farmers and other demands were also highlighted by the protestors. 

Slogans were also raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and anti-labour policies of his government. 

Members of AITUC, TUCC, AIUTUC, AIDYO, AIBEA, BSNLEU, INTUC, AIIEA, and associations of Anganwadi workers, mid-day meal workers, medical representatives, KSRTC employees, gram panchayat employees, and others took part in the protest.

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April 20,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 20: Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, reacting to the incident which happened in Padarayanapura area of the city last night, in which a group of men vandalised a police barricade, said that the perpetrators of the violence should be dealt with severely.

He further said, "It was not at all needed to attack Asha workers, police or doctors. These kinds of incidents are not acceptable. It is an act of shame. It does not matter which community the perpetrators belong to, each and everyone must follow the guidelines and law. Whoever indulged in such an act must be punished."

Earlier on Sunday, a ruckus erupted in Padarayanapura on Sunday allegedly over the shifting of suspected COVID-19 persons to a quarantine facility by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials.

The incident occurred in the late evening at Padarayanapura, which is recognized as a 'Red Zone', when BBMP officials went to shift 15 secondary contacts of corona positive patients. However, some people created a ruckus, broke the barricade and removed the police post in the area.

In Karnataka, 390 people have detected positive for COVID-19, of which 16 people have succumbed to the infection, as per the Union Health Ministry.

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July 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 24: Low-cost airline IndiGo airlines would be operating between Mumbai and Mangaluru four days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The operation will begin today (July 24).

The flight will take off from Mumbai at 9.30 am and will land at Mangaluru International Airport at 11.00 am. 

The flight will take off from Mangaluru at 11.40 am and will reach Mumbai at 1.15 pm. To avail the flights for Mangaluru, passengers can report to Terminal T2 in Mumbai.

Before boarding the flight, a standard procedure regarding quarantine regulation has been issued. The passengers boarding the flight from Mumbai will have to undergo thermal screening at the airport. The airport officials will also be required to apply a quarantine stamp on the passengers.

The airline will be required to provide a detailed list of passengers arriving, along with flight information, arrival time, mobile number of the passengers and their residential addresses and share these with the nodal officer.

It is mandatory for the passengers to download Aarogya Setu app. In addition to this, passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival should be able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey to get quarantine exemption.

Domestic passengers will have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. However, all domestic passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival will be exempted from quarantine, provided they are able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey.

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