‘It exhibits half-truth, provides no resolution for Kashmiri Pandits’: Baghel on ‘The Kashmir Files’

By PTI

RAIPUR: Amid the continuing debate over the Hindi movie “The Kashmir Files”, which relies on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus within the Nineties, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has claimed the film portrays half-truth and solely exhibits violence with out conveying any message.

Baghel was speaking to reporters late Wednesday night time after watching the film at a multiplex right here alongside along with his cabinet colleagues and different MLAs.

“The film shows half-truth. It does not suggest any solution and no attempt is made in this direction. It does not have any message and only shows violence which does not make any sense,” Baghel stated when requested for his response to the film.

He stated the movie relies on terror incidents and the story line focuses on an incident with a household, which takes the film ahead.

“An attempt was made to give a political message. It is shown in the film that the V P Singh government, which was then in power (at the Centre) with the BJP’s support, did not try to stop the Kashmiri Pandits (exodus), rather asked them to leave,” the senior Congress chief stated.

“The Army was not sent there. When former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi raised the issue in the Lok Sabha, the Army was sent there,” he stated.

Further hitting out on the BJP, Baghel stated, “Even today, the problem stands the same. Article 370 (that ensured special status to Jammu and Kashmir) has been revoked, but no step taken yet to rehabilitate them (Kashmiri Hindus).”

Even the movie has not steered any resolution to the issue.

When a film is made, it additionally options the answer to an issue, however the director has not addressed it and solely a “lecture has been delivered”, he claimed.

This (central) authorities has executed solely politics after the abrogation of Article 370 and no measures have been taken to offer help to Kashmiri Pandits, the CM claimed.

He additionally slammed Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs as they didn’t come to observe the movie regardless of being invited by him, and stated they run away when anybody confronts them.

State Congress spokesperson R P Singh stated no MLAs from opposition parties- BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party and Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) – within the state got here to observe the movie on Wednesday together with CM.

Amid the opposition BJP’s demand for a tax break to ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Chhattisgarh, Baghel on Wednesday stated the BJP-led Union authorities ought to waive the GST on the film so that it’s going to change into tax-free within the nation.

The CM had on Wednesday invited all of the MLAs, together with from the opposition events, to observe the movie at a mall right here.