Slogans For India

[Griselda Humbarger]

NewDelhi on Monday summoned Canadian Deputy High Commissioner over raising of separatist slogans on 'Khalistan' at an event addressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, underlining that it impacts the relations between the two countries and encourages "climate of violence".

"The Government of India's deep concern and strong protest was conveyed at such disturbing actions being allowed to continue unchecked at the event. This illustrates once again the political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism and violence," said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.

It happened again when Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre walked up to the stage to begin his address. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow were also present at the event.

In his address, Trudeau, who has angered India with allegations that it was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, also vowed to always protect the rights and freedoms of Sikhs in Canada and defend the community against hatred and discrimination.

Days after Trudeau's allegations, India asked Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence in the country to ensure parity. Subsequently, Canada withdrew 41 diplomats and their family members from India.

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Introduction: Crowdsourcing is an emerging technique to engage or access a wider set of experts and multiple stakeholders through online platforms, which might effectively be employed in waste management. Therefore, we assessed the feasibility of the crowdsourcing method to provide an alternative approach that can improve household waste segregation using an "online-slogan-contest".

Methods: The contest was promoted via targeted emails to various governmental and non-governmental organizations and through social media platforms for around 4 weeks (25 days). The entries were received through a Google form. The slogans were assessed by the experts and analyzed using content analysis methods.

Discussion: Crowdsourcing approaches can be used by local authorities for improving waste management approaches and are recommended as these involve a wider audience within a short time frame. Moreover, this approach is flexible and integrating crowdsourcing approaches strengthens our understanding of existing waste management activities.

"Their continued expressions not only impact India-Canada relations but also encourage a climate of violence and criminality in Canada to the detriment of its own citizens." the official statement by MEA added.

At the Khalsa Day Celebrations that took place in Toronto, loud chants of pro-Khalistan slogans were seen being raised in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. This comes amid a sharp rise in anti-India sentiment in Canada in recent times.

As PM Trudeau was about to take the stage for his address to mark Khalsa Day, the chants were heard getting louder till he arrives and commences his speech in the video released by Canada-based CPAC TV.

Relations between the two countries have been strained since Mr Trudeau went public with allegations that Indian government agents were involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.

New Delhi has denied the allegation and reiterated its complaint that Ottawa was providing space to anti-India activities linked to the Khalistan movement in Canada, which is home to the largest population of Sikhs outside their home state of Punjab in India.

A video posted on social media showed a crowd shouting the slogans as Mr Trudeau, wearing the traditional Sikh orange headscarf and holding a ceremonial sword, stood on the stage and pledged to protect their rights and freedoms.

Columbia University has become the hotbed of pro-Palestine protests in New York City. The protests continue at the Ivy League university even after 108 demonstrators were arrested from the campus earlier this week.

Similar 'azadi' slogans have been raised at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University on numerous occasions, most notably in 2016 at an event organised by Left-leaning students commemorating the anniversary of the execution of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri separatist convicted of involvement in the 2001 Parliament attack.

Earlier on Thursday, at least 108 protesters were arrested from the campus after Columbia University's President Nemat Minouche Shafik authorised the New York Police Department to clear their encampment.

The encounter between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajat Sharma occurred amidst a crowd of thousands at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam. Each question and response echoed with resounding applause throughout the venue. Sharma remarked, "Whenever elections happen, and you come forward, the public shows this kind of enthusiasm. It turns into a festive atmosphere, and people enjoy the slogans you give."

Sharma highlighted some of the slogans that have surfaced during this election cycle. "Haule Haule ho jayega pyar, abakii baar 400 paara," he said. Someone also wrote, 'chatanii ke binaa Dhokla bekaar, abki baar 400 Paar."

More creative slogans emerged, with one saying, "Go by bicycle, press the button for the lotus with your hand." Another read, "For the dishonest, Modi is poison... for traitors, Modi is terror, and in the country, there's a wave of Modi."

Modi smiled subtly throughout Sharma's presentation of these slogans. Meanwhile, the audience responded with vigorous applause at each slogan. The Prime Minister even commended the creativity behind these slogans.

Slogans of Freedom Fightersrefers to well-known speeches made by freedom fighters during the Indian independence movement. There were numerous well-known freedom fighters who made significant and outstanding contributions to the struggle for freedom. Their slogans are well known. Each slogan is connected to a specific occasion or location and has a unique significance.

Slogans of Freedom Fighters is one of the most important topics for the UPSC IAS exam. It covers a significant part of the Modern History subject in the General Studies Paper-1 syllabus. In this article, we shall study the list of famous slogans of freedom fighters and their significance.

A slogan is a simple, concise phrase or motto used to describe a particular goal or occasion. A slogan can be given by any prominent person/personality. Giving a slogan has two purposes: motivating people or representing a specific thought or goal. The slogan can also be considered a source of inspiration.

This slogan was given instead of the Simon Commission 1927. When it landed in Mumbai in 1928, people agitated against the commission, and there were mass protests, hartals, and black flag demonstrations nationwide.

The literal meaning of this slogan is Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it. The objective of this slogan given by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was to ignite feelings of patriotism in Indians so that they can fight against the Britishers.

Vande Matram is a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya in 1870. The poem was written in Bengali language. He also included the poem in the Bengali novel Anandamath in 1882. The poem was sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the Calcutta Congress Session of the Indian National Congress, in 1896.

DURING the last decade, religious slogans have been raised with frightening regularity in India. It is done in a calculated manner, to mobilise people for political and electoral purposes, often leading to intimidation of and violence against people from minority communities.

Several leaders engage in these activities. Most Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those from Hindutva organisations, engage in such activities disproportionately. These constitute an assault on secularism and the secular values sustaining the State structure of India, civil society and body polity.

Recently, citizens of India watched the Prime Minister raise religious slogans praising Bajrang Bali, while he was campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections for his party. Moreover, he asked voters to vote for BJP by reciting religious slogans.

He did so after the Congress party, in its manifesto, equated Bajrang Dal, an outfit founded in the early 1980s and affiliated to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the larger Sangh Parivar, with the banned Popular Front of India, and pledged to ban the Dal.

In a bid to give a spin to the pledge, Modi asserted that the intent of the Congress party was to lock up Bajrang Bali, who represents the deity Hanuman, and in whose name the Bajrang Dal has ostensibly been founded.

Being one of the foremost devotees of Lord Ram, Hanuman is revered as an exalted divine being. In the epic Ramayana, he is depicted as an energetic and mighty figure with abounding virtues of restraint and discipline.

It has been documented by the Supreme Court in its judgment in the 1994 case of S.R. Bommai versus Union of India that the Bajrang Dal, along with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, were banned by the government of India after the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.

It is evident that other members of the BJP use similar religious devices for votes. Earlier, in 2019, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while campaigning for elections, used a provocative binary that if Congress has Ali then BJP has Bajrang Bali.

The discernibly polarising narrative was aimed at inciting religious sentiments and putting one community against another for electoral consolidation based on religion. On another occasion, he referred to Lord Hanuman as a Dalit. Such narratives depict narrowness of vision.

The founder of Jan Sangh, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, while participating in the discussion on the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on December 17, 1946 stated that, not Indians but the British, during their rule over India, introduced religion into politics to divide people and consolidate their power. He refuted the charge of Lord Simon that the assembly consisted of members who were only caste Hindus, and further urged the assembly to dismiss the false campaign.

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