'The Kashmir Files' shows half-truths, says Chhattisgarh CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said that the film The Kashmir Files shows halftruths and added that not only Hindus but Buddhists Muslims Sikhs were also murdered in KashmirI watched The Kashmir Files the film is made on the terrorist incidents that happened in Kashmir The entire film is focused 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 filmHalftruth is shown in the film It is not appropriate to show one side in the film If they BJPled central government want to do politics through this and doing preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha polls then they are taking the country in a very wrong direction said BaghelHe further said that even today the problem of Kashmiri Pandits has not been solved and no attempts have been made for their resettlementThis is the period of 198990 when VP Singh was the Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani were leading at that time 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 Presidents 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 BaghelFurther criticizing the film the Chief Minister said that the film has given no solution to the problem and only gave a lectureAtal Bihari Vajpayees ruled for 6 years then and now there is Modis government for 8 years Numerous days have passed since Article 370 was removed but no attempt has been made to solve their problem resettlementEven the film was unable to show any solution When a director makes a movie he has to show the solution to the problem he is raising but the director fails to provide a solution in the film and only gave lectures and this government only did politics by removing Article 370 he saidHe further said that the film has shown intense violence which will not have a good impression on a childs mindEmphasizing that it is necessary to find a solution to the problem he said that the Government of India has so far not done anything in the direction of resettlement of Kashmiri PanditsThe lead actor of the film also narrated the bloody part of Kashmirs history saying that Buddhists Sikhs and Muslims were also murdered at that time he said while lamenting that the film showed nothing on the other part of the storyHowever all the things are said in the speech of the hero Whether a Buddhist or Muslim all were murdered temples and mosques were also destroyed he saidIt seems like an attempt has been made to promote someones ideology but I believe that the way the message has been delivered in this film will not be successful he addedWhen asked about the censor board should act for showing so much violence in the film he said nowadays censor board has no importanceShowing 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 addedTalking about making the film taxfree in Chhattisgarh the Chief Minister said BJP people are asking me to make the film taxfree even the director of the film asked me to do so when the director met the Prime Minister why didnt he asked for making the film taxfree across the countryThe film The Kashmir Files focuses on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990sThe 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 11This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever