S Jaishankar's 'Kissa Kursi Ka' jibe at Congress over Emergency
"This entire exercise, in a way, was to break the morale of the country and society... Many people, who were not even in politics, were impacted. Those who were in politics were well aware that doing politics meant an inevitable arrest, and those who were arrested were unaware if and when they would be released", Jaishankar told the gathering.The movie 'Kissa Kursi Ka' was banned from being released during the 'Emergency'. It is a political satire made in 1975 by Amrit Nahata, and focused on Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi. It was released after Indira Gandhi's government was ousted."After winning the elections in 1971, within a few years, the popularity of the government had drastically dropped. Corruption had increased, inflation was very high, and the tide was not in their favour. People were angry. Agitations were going on in Gujarat and Bihar... People were raising questions on the business of the then 'yuvraj'. Based on the verdict of the Allahabad High Court, the then Prime Minister was charged with two cases, corrupt practices and misuse of government machinery", Jaishankar recalled.- EndsMust Watch
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