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During a prestigious ‘Bharat Summit’ organized in the country’s capital, a huge uproar broke out when many prominent speakers and invited guests who had come to attend the program were stopped at the gate itself. Angered by this incident, Congress MP and senior leader Shashi Tharoor got angry. Making a sharp attack on the organizers and the security system, he said that it is extremely shameful that today our glorious and great democracy has become so insecure that censorship and restrictions are being imposed even on the forums for exchange of ideas. After this sharp statement, a new debate has started in the political circles and this matter is gaining momentum.
Shashi Tharoor expressed his strong displeasure from the summit stage and while talking to the media. He said that the strength of any democratic country lies in its capacity for open debate, ideological freedom and dialogue. But when selected speakers are not given entry just because their ideology or their views are not acceptable to the administrative system, then it is a clear violation of democratic values. Tharoor raised the question as to what was the compulsion or fear due to which the people who had come to have an intellectual discussion on an open platform had to be shown the way out. He called it a big blow to the democratic image of the country.
After this entire incident, many serious question marks have been raised on the arrangement and management of ‘Bharat Summit’. Political analysts believe that such incidents reflect growing intolerance and ideological uneasiness in the country. On one hand, India is said to be the world’s largest and most vibrant democracy, while on the other hand, stopping the entry of speakers in such events is completely contrary to this claim. Other intellectuals and dignitaries present at the event also condemned the incident and demanded that such restrictions should be avoided in future so that freedom of expression can be protected.
