A video of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In the video, he is seen coming down from the stage and going towards his car during the playing of the national anthem at a program in Unnao. Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have raised questions regarding this, while the organizers of the program have defended Mahana and given clarification.
Tezzbuzz Desk- Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana is in the news these days regarding a viral video. This video is said to be of a program organized in a school located in Puran Nagar, Unnao. On Saturday, August 22, Mahana had arrived as the chief guest at the 46th provincial convention and seminar of Uttar Pradesh Principal's Council.
He was given a guard of honor at the venue. Meanwhile, the sound of the national anthem was being heard. In the viral video, Satish Mahana can be seen leaving the place during the national anthem. After the video surfaced, many people raised questions on social media and linked it to the respect for the national anthem.
Question on leaving before the end of the national anthem
In the viral video, Satish Mahana comes down from the stage and after some time moves towards his car. Some other people are also seen leaving from there along with him. Regarding this video, opposition parties have raised questions on the role of the Assembly Speaker and the dignity of the constitutional post.
Congress leader Dinesh Shukla objected to this incident and raised questions through social media. He said that leaving the place when the national anthem was playing, is it not an insult to the national anthem? After his statement, this video became increasingly discussed on social media.
AAP also targeted
Aam Aadmi Party also targeted Satish Mahana by sharing the viral video. The party alleged that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker did not even have time to spare some time to honor the national anthem. AAP questioned BJP as to what action the party would take against its leader in this matter.
After the controversy escalated, the organizer of the program Venu Ranjan Bhadauria gave a clarification in defense of Satish Mahana. He said that the national anthem was not being played at the place where the guard of honor was being given to the Assembly Speaker. The national anthem was playing inside the main venue and its sound could be heard outside.
According to the organizer, for this reason, after watching the video, it seems that Satish Mahana left the place in the middle of the national anthem. He described the matter as the result of a misunderstanding.
Currently, the debate is going on on social media regarding the viral video. On one hand, the opposition parties are raising questions by linking it to the respect for the national anthem, while on the other hand, after the clarification by the organisers, different claims are coming forward regarding the entire incident.
Satish Mahana is an MLA from Maharajpur Assembly seat of Kanpur and holds the post of Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Assembly. He had come to attend the Principal's Council program organized at the school located in Puran Nagar, Unnao.