“Listen Draupadi, fight for your honour.” Actor Vrajesh Hirjee turned to Pushyamitra Upadhyay’s famous words to take on the current rape case scenarios of Uttar Pradesh.
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00:00Listen Draupadi, pick up the weapon. Now Govind will not come.
00:08On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Uttar Pradesh has presented a great gift to the country.
00:13You remember Gandhi ji, right?
00:15He says, you have given us freedom without a sword, without a shield.
00:19So I remembered from the sword, my friend Abhilash Thapliyal.
00:21He sent me a great poem of Kusumitra Upadhyay, which I would like to read and recite to you.
00:26I will read it to you. The poet says, leave the henna, take care of yourself.
00:30Save yourself.
00:32All will be sold.
00:36Listen Draupadi, pick up the weapon.
00:39Now Govind will not come.
00:42How long will you hope from the sold newspapers?
00:46What kind of protection are you asking for from the corrupt courts?
00:50What kind of shame will you save from the corrupt rulers themselves?
00:57Listen Draupadi, pick up the weapon.
01:01Now Govind will not come.
01:04Till tomorrow, only the blind king.
01:07Now the mute king is also there.
01:09The lips of the people are straight.
01:11There is also a guard on the ears.
01:14You only say, who will your horses explain to?
01:19Listen Draupadi, pick up the weapon.
01:25Now Govind will not come.
01:28Shame on us collectively, as a nation.
01:35Hathras, Balrampur, PP Ganj of Gorakhpur,
01:41In the last 48 to 72 hours,
01:4618 rape cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh.
01:52And Hathras, which was declared as a Covid containment zone,
02:00there is a protest rally of upper castes going on,
02:04against one of their own, being named as an accused,
02:10in the rape case.
02:12So where did Covid containment zone go now?
02:15Anyway, Mahatma Gandhi is also there.
02:19Jai Hind friends.