Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 08:22 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

yes.

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 02:29 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

you can see these laws were leftovers of an Empire, not a democracy and based on principles of "book" religions.

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 02:19 pm:

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Teluguhero:

Do you mean to say that raising anti national slogans is freedom of expression and that too in an educational institution.?

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Teluguhero:

I dont think so.Earlier Kings never tolerated and gave severe punishment to people who participated in activities against to kingdom

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 02:06 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

vunkl,

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Mental_sachinodu:

but in a general discussion where its one one indivdiuals stance - i think such freedom should be given.

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Mental_sachinodu:

Between, I am against Sedition, Infamation, and Blasphemy Laws. All of these laws are alien to India and core indian culture.

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 01:30 pm:

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Teluguhero:

Section 124-A- Sedition

Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards. 2[* * *] the Government established by law in 3[India], 4[* * *] shall be punished with 5[imprisonment for life], to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.

Explanation 1-The expression "disaffection" includes disloyalty and all feelings of enmity.

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 01:23 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 01:21 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

its not acceptable but should not be liable in courts

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Starc:

Any one can criticize country in any aspec

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 01:10 pm:

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Asdf:

epu nenu inkodni podichesi aa statement valla chesaanu ani cheppachu, or aa statement valla edo chesi i may not state the reason.

aadevado hindu maha sabha leader arrest ainaadu NSA case lo, for hist stmts on pravaktha. FOS ledu desam lo

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 01:00 pm:

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Mental_sachinodu:

as long as such statements are not being used to incite violence

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 12:45 pm:

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Sirish:

there is practically no difference

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 12:42 pm:

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Asdf:

there is something called freedom of speech, and hate speech.

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 10:22 am:

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Sirish:

nukunte evadiki em noppi ? who is the victim of that action ?

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 10:15 am:

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Abcdefghij:

does it apply to everyone who go to Uk/Australia and say we are ashamed of india

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Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016 - 09:46 am:

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Tilak:

Bharat ki barbaadi

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:57 pm:

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Tilak:

Criticism of nation is not acceptable: Modi

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:55 pm:

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Sirish:

because it can mean criticism of government ?

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Sirish:

freedom of expression scares those who don't want to hear the truth

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:30 pm:

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Amit Shah questions Rahul Gandhi's JNU visit, says will not accept criticism of the nation

Upping the ante on the debate over nationalism and "anti-nationals", BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University after action was taken against some students following an event to mark the hanging of Afzal Guru, convicted in the Parliament attack case.

He was addressing delegates at a meeting of the BJP�s national executive here.

"The party president said that anti-national slogans calling for India to be broken to pieces were raised in the JNU. Rahul Gandhi went there and said nothing against the slogans, but talked about freedom of expression," BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told presspersons, adding that this tacitly ended up justifying the sloganeering. "The BJP welcomes criticism of a person, party or government, but we won't accept criticism of the nation. Patent anti-national activity cannot be justified on grounds of the freedom of expression."

Summarising Mr. Shah's inaugural address at the BJP national executive, Mr. Prasad took a dig at the Left, saying "supporters of Maoism and Stalin are asking about the freedom of expression".

He said Mr. Shah also questioned the Congress's own credentials on the freedom of expression, recalling the excesses of the Emergency.

Mr. Shah underlined in his speech that there could be no difference of opinion on Bharat Mata Ki Jai, a slogan that had been an inspiration for nationalists for a long time.

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:28 pm:

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Rgb:

Criticism has to be internal with the purpose of improvement. Mana politicians just criticize for political mileage

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:05 pm:

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Tilak:

Criticism of nation is not acceptable: Modi

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Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 07:47 pm:

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The Bharatiya Janata Party's two-day national executive kept its political preoccupations, both with the debate on nationalism and its attempts at making up with the Dalit community after the suicide of University of Hyderabad student Rohith Vemula, front and centre.

On the concluding day of the event on Sunday, the party announced grand plans for Prime Minister Narendra Modi�s visit to Mhow, the birth place of Constitution framer B.R. Ambedkar on his birth anniversary on April 14, while also declaring in its political resolution that �freedom of expression and nationalism do necessarily co-exist� but that this fundamental right does not cover calls to destroy the country.

Mr. Modi also said, in his address to the executive, that the party and the government �was accepting of political criticism of itself, but not of the nation.�

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, giving details of the resolution, said that neither the cases of sedition against students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) nor Mr. Vemula was referred to specifically in the resolution.

The two issues, however, were definitely on top of the minds of the party leaders.

The resolution highlighted government efforts like building memorials for Ambedkar in Maharashtra and London where he had stayed or how entrepreneurs belonging to weaker sections were being given loans under the Mudra scheme to develop an �institution of Dalit entrepreneurs.�

Asked if the executive also discussed the row over the slogan �Bharat mata ki jai�, Mr. Jaitley said the party believed it to be an issue over which there should be no debate. He also blamed �ultra-Left elements rather than members of the minority communities� for the JNU incidents.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Mr. Modi told partymen �not to be distracted by attempts by an envious opposition to embroil them in controversies.�

The BJP national executive resolution highlighted government efforts like building memorials for Constitution framer Babasaheb Ambedkar in Maharashtra and London where he had stayed or how entrepreneurs belonging to weaker sections were given loans under the Mudra scheme to develop an �institution of Dalit entrepreneurs.�

The political resolution stated: �Our Constitution guarantees freedom of expression to every citizen, but that freedom is only enjoyable within its framework. Talking of destruction of Bharat can�t be supported in the name of freedom of expression. Similarly refusal to hail Bharat � say Bharat Mata ki Jai � in the name of freedom of expression is also unacceptable. Our Constitution describes India and Bharat also: refusal to chant victory to Bharat is tantamount to disrespect to our Constitution itself. Bharat Mata ki Jai is not merely a slogan. It was the mantra of our freedom struggle. It is the heartbeat of a billion people today. It is the reiteration of our Constitutional obligation as citizens to uphold its primacy. The BJP makes it clear that it will firmly oppose any attempt to disrespect Bharat and weaken its unity and integrity.�

Modi�s speech

Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave details about Prime Minister Narendra Modi�s address to the gathering, where he told partymen �not to be distracted by attempts by an envious opposition to embroil them in controversies.� He also unveiled future programmes of the party, including the Prime Minister�s proposed visit to Mhow on April 14 and the plans to celebrate samajik samarasta (social harmony) events between April 14-16.

April 24 is Panchayati Raj day, and the party will, on April 19 and 20 hold Kisan Sabhas in as many gram panchayats as possible to connect with the rural masses. From April 21-24 these programmes of mass contact will culminate in conclaves of panchayat representatives. Mr. Modi will address one in Jamshedpur on April 24.

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