Sibal has peformed raj dharam, praises Swaraj

May 22, 2012 16:50

Appreciating Kapil Sibal for bringing the bill, Swaraj said he had performed his "rajdharam (duty)" by according the deserved dignity to the artistes. She noted that several great lyricists, including Kuldeep Singh who penned the famous song 'itni shakti hamen dena daata, mann ka vishwas kamzor na ho', were living in bad conditions.

Noted lyricist and Rajya Sabha member Javed Akhtar, who has been spearheading the campaign for such a measure, was in the Rajya Sabha gallery as Swaraj said she was supporting the bill despite being told that film producers would be unhappy with her if she did so.

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