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In the name of Sardar
Look, What Modi Government is doing
Communal Violence, Dalits – Tribals – Minorities Oppressed
Those who dissent are labelled ‘Anti-Nationals’, ‘Urban Naxal’
 
Then this Modi Government
In the name of Sardar
installs “Statue of Unity”
 
In the name of Sardar
Look, What Modi Government is doing
Narmada’s Lynching, Narmada’s Pollution
Damming her water, politicking and lies over her water
Tribals, Villagers, Communities, Forest, Animals, Trees, all displaced
 
Then this Modi Government
In the name of Sardar
installs “Statue of Unity”
 
In the name of Sardar
Look, What Modi Government is doing
Blinded Ego flouts Rules, Regulations, Norms, Constitution
Democracy Oppressed, Citizens Exploited,
Threats galore and non-state Actors on Rampage
Jail, House Arrest, Section 144, Detention
 
Then this Modi Government
In the name of Sardar
installs “Statue of Unity”
 
In the name of Sardar
What is Modi Government doing
Lies, Obfuscation, Misleads, Duplicity,
It tells us and the World to ‘Make in India’
And Sardar’s Statue ‘Made in China’
Our Money, Our Tax, spent on self-propaganda
And then pass it off as “National Pride”
 
Then this Modi Government
In the name of Sardar
installs “Statue of Unity”
 
This October 31
You decide
In the name of Sardar
Respect or Insult?
In the name of Sardar
Truth or Lies
In the name of Sardar
Narmada’s Conservation or Narmada’s Exploitation
 
In the name of Sardar
Modi Government’s Pretence
or Democracy’s Victory?
 
Is it really a “Statue Of Unity” in the name of Sardar?

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