more-inIt is the people, not the rulers, who should decide what to eat or drink, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said, charging that the ‘nizaam’ (the ruler) now wanted to restrict even people’s thoughts. Mr. Sisodia, also the Art, Culture and Languages Minister, made the remarks on Friday in his speech at the 20th edition of the annual Jashn-e-Bahar ‘mushaira’ here. He added that such gatherings are significant for the country “at this hour” where people may find poets expressing the thoughts that they had been wanting to express. Mr. Sisodia, who described Urdu as the language of love and amity, said his government was working on a lot of initiatives for the language. Qureshi, who presided the event, reflected on the country’s ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’ and said being united despite the diversity that India has, is a virtue in itself.

Source: The Hindu April 14, 2018 18:00 UTC