By PTI
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday accused the BJP of selling ‘The Kashmir Files’ film with an eye fixed on the forthcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat and Rajasthan, and in addition alleged that an try has been made within the movie to suppress a number of “harsh truths”.
In his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, Raut stated it was the BJP’s promise to make sure the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir, however the identical has not occurred regardless of the abrogation of Article 370, and sought to know whose failure it was.
Raut additionally labelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being the primary promoter of the movie. Attacking the BJP additional, the Rajya Sabha member requested the NDA constituent what occurred to its promise of integrating Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with India.
Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Zee Studios, the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of individuals from the neighborhood by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
Since its launch on March 11, the movie has sparked a debate amongst political events. Several BJP-ruled states, together with Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, have exempted the movie from leisure tax. “The story based on the fleeing of Hindu Pandits in Kashmir, their killings, atrocities inflicted on them and their anger disturbs one’s mind. But what disturbs even more is (the attempt) to divide Hindu-Muslims out of it (the story) again and win the upcoming elections. The Kashmir file has been opened to win the (forthcoming) elections in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan,” Raut stated.
Raut stated that movies like ‘The Kashmir Files’ ought to be created, however – he alleged – the agenda of such motion pictures has now been to unfold hatred and confusion about (political) opponents.
The Shiv Sena chief stated the makers of ‘The Kashmir Files’ had earlier produced ‘The Tashkent Files’, by way of which, he alleged, it was implied that solely the Gandhi household was chargeable for the loss of life of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
“In ‘The Kashmir Files’, an attempt has been made to suppress several other harsh truths while showing true news. Thirty-two years ago, the atmosphere in Kashmir was bad not only for Kashmiri Pandits, but for all, and the Kashmiri Pandits were the most-affected,” Raut stated.
The Rajya Sabha member famous that Kashmiri Sikhs and Muslims, too, have been amongst these killed in Kashmir at the moment, in addition to Kashmir Pandits. Raut stated that the primary political homicide in Kashmir was of National Conference chief Mohammed Yousuf Halwai in August 1989.
Before that, an assault was made on the inspector common of police, by which the officer’s bodyguard was killed, he added. “Several such truths are hidden through ‘The Kashmir Files’,” he alleged.
Raut stated that Kashmiri Pandits weren’t impelled to flee Kashmir for 43 years after the Independence. He additional added there was a BJP-supported VP Singh authorities on the Centre when the Kashmiri Pandits and Sikhs needed to go away Kashmir in 1990.
“BJP leader Jagmohan was the Governor of Kashmir (then). The Kashmir file was in cold storage when the Hindus were dying in the Valley and fleeing it,” Raut stated, including solely late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray was voicing assist for the Kashmiri Pandits at the moment.
Raut additional additionally requested the BJP the way it shaped a authorities with the PDP (in March 2015) “which had shaken hands with militants”. “These people (BJP) did not even condemn the displacement and killings of Kashmiri Pandits at that time,” Raut stated.
He requested why have been the BJP ministers in that authorities have been silent when the PDP had termed 2001 Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru as “freedom fighter” and questioned the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani by safety personnel.
Raut additionally requested the BJP what occurred to its announcement of integrating PoK with India.
The Shiv Sena chief stated Thackeray had ensured 5 per cent reservation for youngsters of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in medical and engineering schooling in Maharashtra and requested why BJP-ruled states by no means took such a choice.
Referring to the deaths of 40 CRPF jawans within the 2019 Pulwama assault, Raut stated the safety personnel could not have been “pandits” and requested whose fault was it that they misplaced their lives within the incident. “Isn’t the file of Kashmir incidents smeared with our blood due to attacks like Uri, Pathankot to Pulwama?” he requested.
