Kolkata: Equating Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's comments with former US President George Bush's 'either you are with us or with the terrorists' assertion, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Sunday that they would not take lessons in nationalism from the BJP.
"BJP's contention on nationalism sounds like George Bush's infamous assertion - either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. Those supporting BJP are nationalists, those against them are anti-nationals. However, we are not going to learn nationalism from BJP," Mr Yechury said in Kolkata.
Earlier on Sunday, Mr Jaitley had said "freedom of expression and nationalism do necessarily co-exist" and the Constitution gave full freedom for expressing dissent and disagreement but not the country's destruction.
"BJP's contention on nationalism sounds like George Bush's infamous assertion - either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. Those supporting BJP are nationalists, those against them are anti-nationals. However, we are not going to learn nationalism from BJP," Mr Yechury said in Kolkata.
Earlier on Sunday, Mr Jaitley had said "freedom of expression and nationalism do necessarily co-exist" and the Constitution gave full freedom for expressing dissent and disagreement but not the country's destruction.
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