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Idealization Of Heroes Biggest Threat To Democracy: Manoj Kumar Jha

New Delhi: During the motion of thanks to the Presidentโ€™s address in Rajya Sabha on Friday, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha emphasised the need for empathy from the government during the pandemic and said the biggest threat to Indian democracy is from โ€œhero worshipโ€.

Jha accused the government of dividing the country on the lines of religion. He also said those who tried to mess with the texts of the past ended up in the footnotes of history.

โ€œIโ€™m surprised that Pakistan doesnโ€™t fight elections in our (Indiaโ€™s) name, but our elections are in Pakistanโ€™s nameโ€ฆWorld history is witness that whoever has tried to mess with the texts of the past, tried to change them, ended up in the footnotes of history. History didnโ€™t change,โ€ he said.

Jha also spoke of the recent protest by railway-job aspirants for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

โ€œThe President spends his day talking to his advisors, watching television, checking social media and having discussions. Does he not feel that the countryโ€™s visuals are not great. Tear gas on studentsโ€ฆwhat were they demanding? They werenโ€™t asking for the moon. They were asking for jobs. Not the ones paying Rs 2 crore, they said give us whatever is left. You lathi charged them. I think if the Presidentโ€™s address doesnโ€™t have these worries, then the speech just feels like a piece of paper,โ€ he said.

He said the Presidentโ€™s speech should be a non-partisan document. โ€œThe President is the President of the country. His concerns should be the countryโ€™s concerns,โ€ he said.

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi during strong nations cannot be built by insecure governments but can only be built where both its strengths and weaknesses are kept in front of the country.

โ€œWe heard the Presidentโ€™s speech with a lot of attentionโ€ฆafter listening to his speech it felt like our country has entered a golden era; our youth is very happy, they have jobs, our women are very happy, they are safe and politically empowered. It felt like the common man has no issues of any kind,โ€ she said.

โ€œBut the truth is in front of the country, and I hope and believe that strong nations are not built by insecure governments or insecure leadership. Strong nations can only be built where we can keep both our good and bad bits in front of the country.โ€

Chaturvedi said the Presidentโ€™s speech did not mention the farmers who had died during the farmersโ€™ protest against Centreโ€™s farm Bills.

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