By PTI
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh authorities will difficulty a discover to IAS officer Niyaz Khan, who had posted controversial tweets on the lately launched film “The Kashmir Files”, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra stated on Wednesday.
In one of many tweets, Khan, who’s deputy secretary with the MP Public Works Department, had final week urged makers of “The Kashmir Files” to additionally make a movie on the “killings of large number of Muslims across several states” in India, and stated members of this minority group are “not insects, but citizens of the country”.
Talking to reporters right here on Wednesday, Mishra stated, “I have seen Khan’s tweets. This is a serious issue…he is crossing and violating the lakshman rekha (limit) set for (government) officials…the state government will issue a show-cause notice to him and seek his reply.”
Khan had additionally stated that he was planning to put in writing a ebook highlighting the “massacre of Muslims” so {that a} film like “The Kashmir Files” could possibly be produced by somebody to deliver the “pain and suffering of minorities” earlier than Indians.
Later, had additionally appealed to “The Kashmir Files” producer to switch all earnings from the film for the training of the kids of Kashmiri Pandits and building of houses for them in Kashmir. After his tweets turned viral, the movie’s director, Vivek Agnihotri, had sought an appointment with Khan for “exchanging ideas”.
Later, state Medical Education Minister Sarang had stated he was going to put in writing a letter towards Khan to the personnel division, alleging that the IAS officer was speaking about “firqaparasti” (sectarianism). Produced by Zee Studios, “The Kashmir Files” depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of individuals from the group by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
The movie, which was launched on March 11, has sparked a debate amongst political events. Several BJP-ruled states, together with Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, have exempted the movie from leisure tax.
