When Nehru jailed Balraj Sahni, Majrooh Sultanpuri: FM Sitharaman’s dig at Congress for Freedom of expression – The Economic Times Video

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during a Rajya Sabha debate on the Constitution, highlighted its resilience compared to other post-World War II constitutions. She criticized Congress for allegedly suppressing free speech, citing the 1951 amendment as an example of Nehru’s government curbing freedoms for partisan gain. Sitharaman lashed out at Jahaharlal Nehru over the first Constitutional amendment of 1951. Within a year of the adoption of the Constitution, the first constitutional amendment was brought in by the Congress to “curb the freedom of speech”, Sitharaman remarked.

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