Released on march 11 ,The Kashmir Files is a film based on video interviews with first-generation victims of the 1990 Kashmiri Pandit Genocide,raking the matter Delhi goverment was questioned, why the film is not tax-free?
Digital Desk: On Friday, BJP politician and former union minister Prakash Javadekar questioned why the
Delhi government is not making the film "The Kashmir Files" tax-free, while an AAP member urged in Parliament that every person in the country should see it.
AAP member Sanjay Singh had asked the government to make the film available on YouTube and show it on Doordarshan , rooted on the outbreak of Kashmiri Pandits during the discussion on a resolution moved by BJP member Rakesh Sinha in the upper house, with the caution that people should not deduce joy from suffering of the people and take political mileage out of their hardship.
"We should be able to fully understand why so many people have come to see ' The Kashmir Files." Sanjay Singh also stated that it should be shown on Doordarshan and YouTube. It should be seen by every person of the country. Why aren't you making it tax-free in Delhi if every citizen needs to watch it?" Javadekar questioned.
He called Singh's Aam Aadmi Party a peculiar party because it built a Ram temple in Delhi but opposes the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
During the debate, Singh chastised the BJP for remaining mute on the pandit exodus from the valley.
"When the pandits were expelled from the state in 1989, the BJP was a member of the government. You (BJP) were part of the administration when the pandits were thrashed and forced to flee, and you remained mute. "Your party member Jagmohan was the Governor of J&K," Singh charged.
According to Javadekar, a storey is being propagated that the VP Singh government was in power at the time, and Jagmohan was the governor.
"Indira Gandhi ji appointed Jagmohan as governor. "After that, Jagmohan joined to the BJP," Javadekar stated.
He stated that Jagmohan has penned a book in which he details how a cruel campaign was conducted against Pandits while Farooq Abdullah was the chief minister and the Rajiv Gandhi government was in power at the time.
"Who honoured Yasin Malik, being a big part of this plot and is vilified across the country, who was a major part of this conspiracy and is reviled across the country?" Who invited him to all of the meetings? How will it function if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh entertains Yasin Malik?" asked Javadekar.
Congress member Jairam Ramesh stopped him, saying that the house had been prolonged for discussion on the resolution, not to discuss "nonsense."
He claimed that "The Kashmir Files" depicted people's rage towards the "tukde tukde" gang.
"Those who pose as anarchists encourage patriotism," Javadekar remarked.
Javadekar said that Indian civilisation represents diversity and tolerance, and that the resolution to form a civilised culture at the national and state levels, as well as the allocation of adequate financial assistance to the groups associated with such tradition and micro-culture, is a good example of this.
Amee Yajnik, a member of the Congress, remarked that it was Jawaharlal Nehru's vision for the country that led to the construction of IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS.
"Today, we take too much satisfaction when someone from another country leads the world's largest corporation...of Indian ancestry who studied at IIT." "We forget that we must educate our students with the same type of education that allows them to lead organisations or businesses in India or overseas," she remarked.
Sinha uses terms like culture, civilisation, tradition, religion, ethos, and nation in his proposal, according to Congress MP Kumar Ketkar.
"All of these phrases are used interchangeably to make political arguments that are actually covered by some type of semi-philosophical assertion," says Ketkar.
He said that the majority of Muslims in Indonesia have Hindu names.
"Tradition, culture, and epics are not restricted by national borders." National boundaries should not be confused with national cultures or civilisations, according to Ketkar.
According to Sujeet Kumar of the BJD, India spends the least on R&D among the major economies.
"It encompasses study on literature, art, and culture, as well as pharma, high-end tech, and IT."
We spend barely 0.7 percent of GDP on research and development," he stated, emphasising the need to increase R&D spending.
He also emphasised the need for more ICCR centres to be established.
Considering its rich heritage, India only has 37 ICCR centres around the world, according to Kumar, who believes that the number should be boosted to 100 at a time when the country is focusing on resurrecting ancient knowledge systems and displaying its traditions and culture to the rest of the world.
India portrays a world unto itself.
In response to the debate over 'The Kashmir Files,' Poddar stated the events in Kashmir were tragic.
"Today, there is a dispute about whether or not we should commemorate these tragic occurrences. It's unfortunate that it's become a point of contention... It ought to be a source of concern... "Even though such a major catastrophe occurred, the whole truth was not revealed, and there was no settlement," Poddar stated.
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