Distortion of historical past will give incorrect message to future technology: NCP chief Awhad
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THANE: Former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad, who was arrested two days again in a case of disrupting a present of Marathi movie “Har Har Mahadev” at a theatre right here, has stated distorting historical past will give a incorrect message to the long run technology.
Talking to reporters in Maharashtra’s Thane metropolis after being granted bail by a court docket right here on Saturday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief maintained that the film distorted the historical past of Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahara.
This has not solely defamed the Maratha king but in addition tarnished the state’s picture and it’ll not be tolerated, he stated.
On November 7, Awhad and his supporters forcibly stopped a present of “Har Har Mahadev” at a multiplex inside a mall in Thane metropolis, alleging the movie distorted the historical past of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Some moviegoers have been additionally overwhelmed up once they protested towards the disruption, movies of the incident confirmed.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered over the incident at Vartak Nagar police station below Indian Penal Code sections 323 (assault) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace).
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Awhad claimed he was requested to be current on the Vartak Nagar police station for an enquiry at 5 pm on Friday, however was positioned below arrest at 2.30 pm with out correct authorized formalities.
The police have been helpless and the orders had come from “higher authorities”, he additional claimed, including that he had saved the person who was allegedly manhandled on the multiplex on November 7.
Awhad stated he was able to face the results of preventing towards the distortion of historic information.
“Presenting history in a distorted manner will give a wrong message to the future generation and this should be stopped,” the NCP chief stated.
He stated the censor board whereas certifying a film, must also confirm the historic information offered in it.
By dubbing the film in numerous languages, there was a conspiracy to defame the Maratha warrior king, Awhad claimed.
On Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray giving a voice-over for the film, Awhad appealed to the political chief to desist from giving the voice-over for movies which distort historical past.
THANE: Former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad, who was arrested two days again in a case of disrupting a present of Marathi movie “Har Har Mahadev” at a theatre right here, has stated distorting historical past will give a incorrect message to the long run technology.
Talking to reporters in Maharashtra’s Thane metropolis after being granted bail by a court docket right here on Saturday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief maintained that the film distorted the historical past of Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahara.
This has not solely defamed the Maratha king but in addition tarnished the state’s picture and it’ll not be tolerated, he stated.
On November 7, Awhad and his supporters forcibly stopped a present of “Har Har Mahadev” at a multiplex inside a mall in Thane metropolis, alleging the movie distorted the historical past of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Some moviegoers have been additionally overwhelmed up once they protested towards the disruption, movies of the incident confirmed.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered over the incident at Vartak Nagar police station below Indian Penal Code sections 323 (assault) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace).
ALSO READ | NCP chief Jitendra Awhad arrested over disruption of screening of Marathi movie Har Har Mahadev
Awhad claimed he was requested to be current on the Vartak Nagar police station for an enquiry at 5 pm on Friday, however was positioned below arrest at 2.30 pm with out correct authorized formalities.
The police have been helpless and the orders had come from “higher authorities”, he additional claimed, including that he had saved the person who was allegedly manhandled on the multiplex on November 7.
Awhad stated he was able to face the results of preventing towards the distortion of historic information.
“Presenting history in a distorted manner will give a wrong message to the future generation and this should be stopped,” the NCP chief stated.
He stated the censor board whereas certifying a film, must also confirm the historic information offered in it.
By dubbing the film in numerous languages, there was a conspiracy to defame the Maratha warrior king, Awhad claimed.
On Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray giving a voice-over for the film, Awhad appealed to the political chief to desist from giving the voice-over for movies which distort historical past.
