'Jo darta hai vo marta hai': Kharge's 'Sholay' slam at govt amid anti-CEC stir
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Indian government's restrictions on protests regarding the Election Commission. He invoked a famous dialogue from the film 'Sholay' to suggest that the government's actions stem from fear.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding the independence of the Election Commission and the right to protest.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday invoked the iconic “Jo darr gaya” (one who gets scared) dialogue from the 1975 blockbuster "Sholay" to target the government, as opposition parties continued their protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.Kharge was referring to the sweeping restrictions imposed by the Delhi Police ahead of Saturday’s planned protest by youth pressure group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and other student organisations, which are demanding the removal or resignation of Kumar.Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex ahead of the opposition’s march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Droupadi Murmu over the issue, Kharge remarked, “They (the government) are scared.
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