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Centre brings down curtains on Bharat Mata Ki Jai row
Union Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting \"Bharat Mata Ki Jai\" are not authorised by the government, and added he doesn\'t agree with it himself.
Views on the slogan not authorised by govt: Venkaiah
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" are not authorised by the government, and added he doesn't agree with it himself.
Venkaiah said that 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan is not compulsory and has not been imposed on anyone through any government order, but it is an emotive issue and sensibilities of all should be taken care.Asked about the statements that came from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, yoga guru Ramdev and RSS leader Bhaiyaji Joshi, Venkaiah said he is "not in agreement" with them. Joshi had said those who consider this land as their mother should say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".
Venkaiah said, "People have strong views. It is positive. I also feel that there is nothing wrong. Bhagat Singh had also said in jail 'Bharat Mataj ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram'. That's inspiration. People may have some views...it is their choice. In a democracy, people say so many things...My line is very clear these are views not authorised by the government."
"In a democracy, people will say so many things. At the end, what the government decides is binding on all," Venkaiah told reporters at an interaction at the Indian Women Press Corps. "Their views are not authorised by government," he said. Fadnavis said people not saying "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" should leave India, while Ramdev said he would have "beheaded" those who refuse to chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" were it not for the law of the land.
Asked about Fadnavis' statement in particular, the Union minister said: "Did the Chief Minister pass any legislation on it?" The debate on raising the "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan has taken the centre stage following pro- and anti- comments from several quarters. Opposition parties have criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor RSS over the statements.
Influential Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband recently issued a fatwa that it was not proper for Muslims to chant "Bharat Mata ki Jai". Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is a national duty. “I fail to understand as to why some people have a problem with chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.
There is no obligation to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, but the kind of hatred that is being seen regarding this, is very dangerous, that mentality is dangerous. It is not a constitutional duty to chant Jai Mata Di, but one should respect their national duty,” Naqvi said.
