The Indian Parliament has lost one of its most fiery orators, Sushma Swaraj.
Watch Swaraj at her fervent best in this 1996 video in which she chastises the newly sworn-in HD Deve Gowda government saying the politically expedient alliance was formed to keep the BJP out of power.
Watch Swaraj at her fervent best in this 1996 video in which she chastises the newly sworn-in HD Deve Gowda government saying the politically expedient alliance was formed to keep the BJP out of power.
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00:00There used to be a government of one party and a divided opposition in this assembly.
00:07But today, there is a divided government and a united opposition.
00:12Isn't this view itself telling the story of the destruction of the people's country?
00:19But Mr. President, this is not the first time in history
00:23when the rightful authority of the state has been deprived of its right to rule.
00:29In Treta, this same incident happened with Ram.
00:32He was banished from the state while he was doing the election.
00:35In Dwapar, this same incident happened with Dharamraj Yudhishthir
00:39when the evil schemes of Dhoond Shakuni had driven the rightful authority of the state out of the state.
00:50Mr. President, if one Manthara and one Shakuni
00:54can expel great men like Ram and Yudhishthir from power,
00:58then how many Mantharas and Shakunis can there be against us?
01:04How can we remain in the state?
01:07Don't make your speech so interesting.
01:09All these people have come together by using the excuse of being unreligious and accusing us of being communal.
01:18We are communal.
01:20Yes. Yes. Yes.
01:24Yes, we are communal.
01:27Because we advocate the singing of Mandir Matram.
01:31We are communal.
01:34Because we fight for the honour of the national flag.
01:38We are communal.
01:41Because we want to end Article 370.
01:46We are communal.
01:49We are communal.
01:51Because we want to end Article 370.
01:56Our definition of communalism is that a Hindu should be a good Hindu.
02:02A Muslim should be a good Muslim.
02:04A Sikh should be a good Sikh.
02:06A Christian should be a good Christian.
02:08And everyone should respect each other's religions by following their own religions.
02:14Our definition of communalism is that from Bhangra to Bharatnatyam, all dances are of Bharatvarsh.
02:21Our definition of communalism is that from Jammu's Rajma Chawal and Punjab's Makki ki Roti to South India's Idli Dosa, all food is of Bharatvarsh.
02:32Our definition of communalism is that from Amarnath to Rameshwaran, all pilgrimages are of Bharatvarsh.