The Kashmir Files Controversies – Bihar Assembly
The Kashmir Files controversies continue as the RJD, CPI(ML) MLAs tear ‘Kashmir Files’ tickets inside Bihar Assembly. CPI(ML) MLA Mehboob Alam said later, “Kashmir Files tickets symbolize hatred as the film vilifies Muslims. We will not allow anyone to vitiate communal harmony in Bihar.” At the same time, the Congress MLAs did not accept the tickets made available by the BJP at the Vidhan Sabha reception. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was present in the House when the tickets were torn.
RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tewari said, “Why does the government not show us films on unemployment and issues of common people’s interest? They want to further their communal agenda by showcasing a film like ‘Kashmir Files.’ We criticize CM Nitish Kumar for falling into the BJP trap.”
BJP spokesperson Santosh Pathak however said, “The film has shown bare facts of Kashmir. RJD, CPI (ML), and Congress do not want to see the truth because these parties have done politics of forming governments, not building the nation. We condemn the behavior of legislators who tore the film tickets in the Assembly. If they wanted to show opposition, they would not have accepted the film tickets.”
The Kashmir Files Controversies – The Director
Meanwhile, a police report has been filed against the director of the Kashmir Files, Vivek Agnihotri. This was due to the remarks he said in an interview that Bhopalis are often assumed to be homosexual.
A 27-year-old PR manager named Rohit Pandey filed the report at Versova police station in Mumbai. The complainant hails from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and has sought the registration of an urgent FIR in the matter.
The Kashmir Files director came under fire for his comment after the clip of the interview went viral. He said in the interview, “I am from Bhopal, but I do not call myself a Bhopali because that carries a certain connotation. If someone calls himself a Bhopali, it generally means that person is a homosexual.. someone with ‘nawabi ‘fantasies.