More than 900 artists urge people to vote for the BJP

NEW DELHI: More than 900 artists, including Pandit Jasraj, Vivek Oberoi and Rita Ganguli, issued a statement Wednesday urging voters to vote for the BJP and said the country needed a " Majboot Sarkar "and not a" Majboor Sarkar ".

Artists invite people to vote without pressure or prejudice.

"We are firmly convinced that the maintenance of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an urgent necessity.In addition, when challenges such as terrorism await us all, we need a" Majboot Sarkar " and not a "Majboor Sarkar" and so we need the current government to continue, "he said.

Shankar Mahadevan, Triloki Nath Mishra, Koena Mitra, Anuradha Paudwal and Hans Hans Hans are part of the joint statement.

The Joint Statement says that over the last five years, India has seen a government build a "corruption-free administration and a development-oriented administration." ".

This joint statement comes a week after more than 600 theater personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, signed a letter asking citizens to "vote the BJP and its allies" out of power , baderting that the idea of ​​India and its constitution is threatened.

The letter, published Thursday night in 12 languages ​​on the website Artist Unite India, indicates that the upcoming elections in Lok Sabha are "the most critical of history" in the country.