Bomb Hurled At Car While Returning From 'The Kashmir Files' Screening, Claims BJP MP

The BJP MP claimed that Law and Order situation has deteriorated under the rule of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.

Representative Photo: 'The Kashmir Files' movie poster as seen on the billboard of a movie theater in Kolkata. (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagannath Sarkar on Saturday claimed that a bomb was hurled at his car when he was returning after watching the film 'The Kashmir Files' in Nadia district. 

Jagannath Sarkar is a BJP MP from Ranaghat in West Bengal.

"I was returning after watching 'The Kashmir Files'. A bomb was hurled at my car on my way back, we escaped it (bomb) narrowly," said Jagannath Sarkar, as quoted by news agency ANI.

He claimed that he escaped the untoward incident as the car was in speed and the bomb landed behind his car. 

The BJP MP claimed that Law and Order situation has deteriorated under the rule of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.

He went on to say that President's rule should be imposed in the state to save Democracy.

"No one is secure in Bengal as Law and Order situation has worsened in the state. Democracy has been toppled by the state government," he said. "Article 356 (President's rule) should be imposed to prevent the prevailing situation (deteriorating law and order) in the state. Otherwise, it won't stop," he added.

Notably, 'The Kashmir Files' has garnered widespread attention since its release on March 11 attracting conflicting views on it.

Several senior leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have appreciated the film while Opposition leaders like Omar Abdullah and Jairam Ramesh have criticised its depiction of the Kashmiri Hindus' exodus.

The film has been declared tax-free in several states including Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Goa, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand.