Binaca Geetmala was halted over Kishore Kumar-Indira Gandhi fallout: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday invoked the popular radio programme Binaca Geetmala while delivering a sharp criticism of the Congress during a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha. As a result, for 19 months, the public heard duet songs of Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar in only Lata ji’s voice.” Binaca Geetmala was a popular radio countdown show that aired weekly on Radio Ceylon from 1952 to 1988 and then shifted to the Vividh Bharati Service of All India Radio network in 1989 where it ran until 1994. Amit Shah made the reference to the popular program as an example to underscore the suppression of democracy during the Emergency imposed by Congress government, saying, “And these people talk about democracy. Amit Shah contended that the Congress altered fundamental constitutional provisions for political gain, while the BJP focused on empowering citizens and enhancing governance.
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