Friday, December 7, 2012

Memorable slogans of Indian politics


Even in times when the Bollywood has been accused of getting 'inspired' from foreign works quite frequently, there has been a plenty of room for authentic creativity in the Indian political sphere. The nameless poets of these witty, simple and memorable slogans popularized their causes using these catchy lines.
I've listed some quite famous and witty ones that I've come across.




Any story about Indian Democracy would be incomplete without these.

"Chini hamla hote hain,
Menon sahab sote hain
Sona hai to sone do,
Kriplani ji to aane do."
चीनी हमला होते हैं ,
मेनन साहब सोते हैं 
सोना है तो सोने दो 
कृपलानी जी तो आने दो !
Against Defence Minister  V. K. Menon for complacency during the War in 1962

"Jana Sangh ko vote do,
Bidi peena chhod do,
Bidi me tambaaku hai,
Congress waale daaku hain."
जन संघ को वोट दो,
बीडी पीना छोर दो,
बीडी में तम्बाकू है,
कांग्रेस वाले डाकू हैं!
By Jana Sangh in the General Elections of 1967

"Janata ka dil bol raha hai,
Indira ka singhasan dol raha hai"
जनता का दिल बोल रहा है 
इंदिरा का सिंघासन दोल रहा है !
In JP's Revolution of 1975


"Ek sherni, sau langoor,
Chikmangloor. Chikmangloor"
एक शेरनी , सौ लंगूर ,
चिकमंगलूर चिकमंगलूर!
During Indira Gandhi's  By-election of 1978

"Is Deepak me tel nahi,

sarkaar chalana khel nahi"
इस दीपक में तेल नहीं,
सरकार चलाना खेल नहीं!
A taunt by Congress on the Election Symbol of Jana Sangh

"Jab tak rahega samose me aalu,
tab tak rahega Bihar me Lalu"
जब तक रहेगा समोसे में आलू ,
तब तक रहेगा बिहार में लालू!
A RJD slogan for Laloo Prasad Yadav

"Chalega haanthi, udegi dhool,
Na rahega panja na rahega phool"
चलेगा हांथी उड़ेगी धुल ,
ना रहेगा पंजा , ना रहेगा फूल!
A slogan by BSP against Congress and BJP.

"UP me dum hai, jurm yahan kam hai!"

"UP me tha dum, kahan pahuch gaye hum?
यूपी में दम है, जुर्म यहाँ कम है !

यूपी में था दम, कहाँ पहुँच गए हम?
Former by SP, and its reply by Congress.

"Tel laga lo Dabar ka,
Naam mita do Babar ka"
तेल लगा लो डाबर का 
नाम मिटा दो बाबर का !
By Hindu extremists in Ayodhya

"Dekho Indira ka ye khel
Kha gayi chini pee gayi tel"
देखो इंदिरा का ये खेल,
खा गयी राशन पी गयी तेल !
By Opposition on Corruption in Indira Gandhi regime

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