Assam CM Hits Out At Kejriwal Over Remarks On 'The Kashmir Files', Asks Him Not To Be 'Anti-Hindu'

The Kashmir Files, that portrays the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, has emerged as the biggest it since the Covid pandemic set in

Assam CM Hits Out At Kejriwal Over Remarks On 'The Kashmir Files', Asks Him Not To Be 'Anti-Hindu' (File Image)

New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday over the latter’s remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ and asked him not to be “anti-Hindu”.

During the budget session in Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal had accused the BJP leaders of “promoting” the movie and had mockingly suggested director Vivek Agnihotri to upload the film on YouTube.

Speaking to the reporters of news agency ANI, Sarma said, “You make it tax-free or not, you do not have the right to humiliate and insult us. You may do whatever you want, but do not be ‘anti-Hindu’ so openly. If our Hindu samaj (society) is in this condition, it is because we are more anti-Hindu within the Hindu family. Otherwise, Hindu civilisation once used to show the path to the world.”

He further slammed Delhi Chief Minister’s interest in making the Anupam Kher starrer film free for everyone on YouTube and said that Kejriwal has earlier made several movies tax-free in the national capital.

“Arvind Kejriwal has made several movies tax-free in Delhi. I want to ask him why did he not ask to upload all those movies on YouTube? Why do you have interest only in The Kashmir Files being uploaded on YouTube?” Sarma said.

Earlier on Friday, the Assam Chief Minister took to Twitter to accuse Kejriwal of using the Delhi assembly “to rub salt in the wound of Hindus”.

“If you don’t want to make #KashmirFiles tax-free, don’t. But stop this constant mocking of Kashmiri Pandits. Their sufferings are a result of such condescending attitude & appeasement politics of secularists. It doesn’t behove a CM to use the Assembly to rub salt in the wound of Hindus,” Sarma wrote.

If you don't want to make #KashmirFiles tax-free,don't.But stop this constant mocking of Kashmiri Pandits.Their sufferings are a result of such condescending attitude & appeasement politics of secularists.
It doesn't behove a CM to use the Assembly to rub salt in wound of Hindus. pic.twitter.com/YT2H6PQdEB

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 25, 2022

Notably, The Kashmir Files, that portrays the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, has emerged as the biggest it since the Covid pandemic set in.