The Kashmir Files, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley due to terrorism, has kicked up a political storm.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the BJP MLAs demanding 'The Kashmir Files' be made tax-free in Delhi should upload the movie on YouTube and make it free for all. During his address in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the movie for political gains.
The movie, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley due to terrorism, has kicked up a political storm. It is being actively pushed by BJP-ruled states by either offering tax concessions or giving government employees special leave to watch it.
The Opposition has, however, termed the film one-sided and too violent.
Kejriwal said the BJP leaders were demanding to make 'The Kashmir Files' movie tax-free when Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal was speaking in the House on Wednesday.
"They (BJP) are demanding that the movie be declared tax-free in Delhi. Upload it on YouTube, the movie will become free and everyone will be able to watch it," he said in the Assembly.
Kejriwal slammed Prime Minister Modi, alleging that even after ruling the country for eight years he has to take the help of the movie for political gains.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, referring to the response to 'The Kashmir Files', had said the film has rattled the "entire ecosystem" which claims to be the torchbearer of freedom of expression but does not want the truth to be told.
Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convener, further alleged that the entire BJP machinery was busy sticking posters of the movie across the country.
"Some people are earning crores in the name of Kashmiri Pandits and you (BJP) have been sticking posters of the film," he said in the House.
"Even Hitler gave jobs to his lackeys. What did he (Modi) give you? Kejriwal works even for you. If someone in your family is ill, Kejriwal provides you medicines, not Modi. Open your eyes, leave BJP and join AAP."
Reacting to Kejriwal's response to the BJP MLAs' demand, the party's Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta said that Kejriwal's response showed his insensitivity towards the pain of Kashmiri Pandits.
Meanwhile, Twitter has reacted strongly to Arvind Kejriwal's comment of uploading the film on YouTube for all to see.
READ: Arvind Kejriwal on The Kashmir Files: Where is the question of making it tax free?
"I'm ashamed that, Arvind Kejriwal belongs to my country! #ArvindKejriwal," wrote a Twitter user. "This is the height of worst politics in Indian history.#ArvindKejriwal #TheKashmiriFiles," tweeted another user. "If hypocrisy has a name ever, it would be #ArvindKejriwal He did nt dare the makers of SKA, 83 to upload it on YouTube instead declared them tax free. On top of that, he has the audacity to lecture to stop promoting movies when he himself had promoted every mindless movie," a netizen tweeted. "Someone should send pictures of #GirijaTickoo to the shameless woman laughing behind #ArvindKejriwal. A nation can survive men without morals, but cannot survive men without scruples. Kejriwal mocked the pain of #KashmiriHindus Shame on #Hindus who vote for hi," wrote yet another Twitter user.
Check out the tweets below:
Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the exodus drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Chinmay Mandlekar.
Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, ‘The Kashmir Files’, written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri was released in theatres on March 11 2022.
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