‘The Kashmir Files’ Didn’t Show Complete Truth, Only Violence: C’garh CM
Mumbai: After watching ‘The Kashmir Files’ with several MLAs on Wednesday, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the film did not show the complete truth and the makers only tried to highlight violence.
“I saw ‘The Kashmir Files’, the film is based on the terrorist incidents that happened in Kashmir. The entire film focuses on only one family but in the end, the main hero emphasized that not only Hindus, the people of different religions including Buddhists, Muslims, Sikhs were also murdered. But this film has been made to send only one political message that only Kashmiri Pandits were displaced,” said the Chief Minister after watching the film.
“Half-truth is shown in the film. It is not proper to show one side in the film. If they (BJP-led central government) want to do politics through this and are preparing for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, then they are taking the country in a very wrong direction,” said Baghel.
He further said that even today the problem of Kashmiri Pandits has not been resolved nor has any effort been made for their rehabilitation.
“This is the period 1989-90 when VP Singh was the Prime Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani were leading. Jagmohan was the lieutenant governor at that time. No attempt was made to stop the Kashmiri Pandits, but he asked the Kashmiri Pandits to leave. President’s rule was imposed there, but the army was not sent there. Even today the problem of Kashmiri Pandits is the same; 370 has been removed, but no work is being done for the resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits,” said Baghel.
He further said that intense violence has been shown in the film which will not have a good effect on the mind of the child.
Emphasizing that it is necessary to find a solution to the problem, he said that the Indian government has so far not done anything in the direction of rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.
He said, “The lead actor of the film also narrated the bloody part of the history of Kashmir saying that Buddhists, Sikhs and Muslims were also murdered at that time.”
“However, everything is said in Nayak’s speech. Whether Buddhist or Muslim, everyone was murdered, temples and mosques were also destroyed,” he said.
“It seems that an attempt has been made to promote one’s ideology, but I believe the way the message is conveyed in this film will not succeed,” he said.
When asked whether the Censor Board should take action for showing so much violence in the film, he said that nowadays the Censor Board has no importance.
“Showing such violence will not have a very good impact on society. I condemn it. There can never be any support for terrorism but it is not appropriate to show one side and one part,” he added.
The film ‘The Kashmir Files’ focuses on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s. ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been directed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, and others. It was released on March 11.
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