Kashmir Files movie is in full swing. Meanwhile, as the first non-BJP chief minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded that the film be declared tax-free. Then last evening he saw the film in the cinema hall with the MLAs of Chhattisgarh. After watching the film, he said, “This film shows that the BJP-backed central government did not try to stop Kashmiri scholars from being ousted.”
Commenting on Vivek Agnihotri’s film, Baghel said, “The main character of the film says that not only Hindus, but also Buddhists, Christians, Muslims who stood with India were all killed.” Several BJP-ruled states have already declared The Kashmir Files to be tax-free. Meanwhile, Congress and other opposition groups have accused the film of distorting history for political gains. It has also been claimed that there is a fear of spreading communalism.
After watching this film, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh wrote in his review on Twitter, ‘I came back after seeing the files of Kashmir. The film reveals that the BJP-backed government did not try to stop the evictions of Kashmiri scholars, but instead asked them to leave. The army was not sent there. The army was sent to the Lok Sabha after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi laid siege.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had targeted the opposition citing the film Kashmir Files. Soon after, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, “Prime Minister Kashmir Files is praising the film. You have to watch the film. After this he invited all the MLAs of the state to come with him and watch the film. He also invited the opposition BJP MLAs of the state to come. He also appealed to the Prime Minister to remove CGST on cinema.