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‘It displays half-truth, gives no answer for Kashmiri Pandits’: Baghel on ‘The Kashmir Recordsdata’

By way of PTI

RAIPUR: Amid the continued debate over the Hindi movie “The Kashmir Recordsdata”, which is in keeping with the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus within the Nineties, Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel has claimed the film portrays half-truth and most effective displays violence with out conveying any message.

Baghel used to be speaking to journalists overdue Wednesday evening after looking at the film at a multiplex right here along side his cupboard colleagues and different MLAs.

“The movie displays half-truth. It does now not recommend any answer and no try is made on this route. It does now not have any message and most effective displays violence which doesn’t make any sense,” Baghel mentioned when requested for his response to the film.

He mentioned the movie is in keeping with terror incidents and the tale line makes a speciality of an incident with a circle of relatives, which takes the film ahead.

“An try used to be made to offer a political message. It’s proven within the movie that the V P Singh govt, which used to be then in energy (on the Centre) with the BJP’s make stronger, didn’t attempt to prevent the Kashmiri Pandits (exodus), somewhat requested them to go away,” the senior Congress chief mentioned.

“The Military used to be now not despatched there. When former top minister Rajiv Gandhi raised the problem within the Lok Sabha, the Military used to be despatched there,” he mentioned.

Additional hitting out on the BJP, Baghel mentioned, “Even as of late, the issue stands the similar. Article 370 (that ensured particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir) has been revoked, however no step taken but to rehabilitate them (Kashmiri Hindus).”

Even the movie has now not instructed any strategy to the issue.

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

This (central) govt has executed most effective politics after the abrogation of Article 370 and no measures had been taken to supply help to Kashmiri Pandits, the CM claimed.

He additionally slammed Chhattisgarh BJP MLAs as they didn’t come to look at the movie in spite of being invited by way of him, and mentioned they run away when someone confronts them.

State Congress spokesperson R P Singh mentioned no MLAs from opposition parties- BJP, Bahujan Samaj Birthday party and Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) – within the state got here to look at the movie on Wednesday along side CM.

Amid the opposition BJP’s call for for a tax damage to ‘The Kashmir Recordsdata’ in Chhattisgarh, Baghel on Wednesday mentioned the BJP-led Union govt will have to waive the GST at the film in order that it’s going to transform tax-free within the nation.

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