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Updated: Dec 18, 2019, 09:00 PM IST

Urdu author to return Padma Shri Award says ‘democracy is being shattered’

Hyderabad-based Urdu author, Mujtaba Hussain has announced that he will return his Padma Shri Award as he is pained over the ‘current situation’ in the country. While speaking to ANI, he said, “Our democracy is being shattered. There is no system prevailing now, someone is being administered oath at 7am in the morning, governments are being made during the night, there is an atmosphere of fear in the country".

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Hyderabad-based Urdu author, Mujtaba Hussain has announced that he will return his Padma Shri Award as he is pained over the ‘current situation’ in the country. While speaking to ANI, he said, “Our democracy is being shattered. There is no system prevailing now, someone is being administered oath at 7am in the morning, governments are being made during the night, there is an atmosphere of fear in the country".

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