Wants it played in cinema halls across India, not just state
Wants it played in cinema halls across India, not just state
Narendra Verma, the president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the city, is stepping out from the confines of Maharasthra in an attempt to occupy a position in national politics.
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And the way ahead is by riding piggy bank on the national anthem.
Verma wants the Centre to force cinema halls across the country to play the national anthem before a movie is screened.
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The practice of playing the anthem before a movie starts is presently rigorously followed only in Maharashtra.
Verma said he would now approach PM Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil to demand the implementation of the same rule across the country.
Existed earlier
The practice of playing the national anthem at a cinema hall existed much earlier, but none of the theatres followed it.
Verma brought this to the notice of the state government and Chhagan Bhujbal, who was the deputy CM even then, initiated an ordinance and issued directives for the implementation of the rule in cinema halls of the state.
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Following this, the rule of was implemented from January 26, 2003.
Said Verma, "Playing the national anthem drums up a sense of patriotism in the minds of citizens.
The way Mumbaikars responded to the initiative has filled us with hope and we want the same rule to be implemented across the country."
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The first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Rabindranath Tagore is the Indian national anthem. |
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