Ahead of the G20 Summit, ‘India’ vs. ‘Bharat’ debate has sparked controversy once again. The issue rose rapidly as ‘India’ was replaced with ‘Bharat’ on G20 dinner invitations. A political row was triggered between BJP and I.N.D.I.A. bloc over the G20 invitation. In a press conference in 2019, PM Modi said that BJP never takes any decision in a hurry. Later in 2022, in Lok Sabha, PM read excerpts from Vishnu Puran and talked about ‘Bharat’.
06 September,2023 05:08 PM IST | Mumbai
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi sought a discussion on a range of issues — including the violence in Manipur and Centre-state relations — during the upcoming five-day special session of Parliament. Stating that the Congress “most certainly” wants to participate in the upcoming session, Sonia listed out some “matters of public concern and importance” that she hoped would be discussed. In a press conference, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said this is the first time that no agenda has been discussed or listed in the business of the House. However, he added that the INDIA bloc is ready to attend the discussion and they will not boycott it. Meanwhile, an official dinner invite to G20 delegates from the Rashtrapati Bhawan surfaced on Tuesday, which sparked controversy. The invite had 'President of Bharat' written on it instead of the usual 'President of India'. The INDIA bloc has been opposing this renaming and have slammed the government for this step.
06 September,2023 03:23 PM IST | Mumbai
While reacting on the ‘India’ vs ‘Bharat’ debate, Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff said that one can change the country’s name but never forget that they are ‘Hindustani’. During a media interaction, actor Jackie Shroff said, “If Bharat is being called Bharat, it is not a bad thing. Earlier, our country was called Bharat, right? My name is Jackie, some call me Jocky, and some call me Jaki. People change my name but I will not change because of that. Just the name will change, we will not. Change the country’s name but never forget you are a ‘Hindustani’,” said Jackie Shroff on September 06.
06 September,2023 12:23 PM IST
The old-age debate of ‘India’ VS ‘Bharat’ has once again sparked controversy. Ahead of G20 Leaders’ Summit, ‘India’ vs. ‘Bharat’ debate hogged the limelight. Now, G20 dinner invites, ‘President of India’ has been replaced with ‘President of Bharat’. Meanwhile, Congress and BJP are at loggerheads over the fresh ‘India’ vs. ‘Bharat’ controversy. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed Govt intention of renaming ‘President of India’ to ‘President of Bharat’. Later, BJP leaders questioned Government’s intention over renaming the name.
06 September,2023 11:49 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
