'Singhasan khali karo': Tharoor's poetic post as Congress ups ante against CEC
Shashi Thaoor called it the poem of the day, which coincides with the pre-planned Rahul Gandhi's march to the Supreme Court against the Chief Election Commionser Gyanesh Kumar, who has been at the opposition's crosshairs over his functioning linked to the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR). “This government will go,” Tharoor also said in a previous post.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor invoked the iconic poem "Janatantra Ka Janma" by Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' on Monday amid controversy over police deployment in the national capital ahead of protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The poem, written in 1952, celebrates democracy and the political awakening of ordinary people, emphasizing that sovereignty belongs to the people.
Tharoor shared the Hindi poem with its English translation on X, linking the message to the INDIA bloc's protest march against the police response to demonstrations demanding Kumar's resignation. The Opposition accused Delhi Police and BJP workers of using violence against students and women during the CJP-led protest, citing alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning.
Tharoor described the police deployment as "war-like" and compared it to the "undeclared" Emergency of 1975-77, expressing concern about political expression among young people.
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