An inadvertent slip by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav while declaring Bollywood hit ‘PK’ as tax-free has not only earned him criticism on the social media but a social activist has also moved an application for lodging an FIR, accusing him of piracy.
“People had been telling me for many days to watch ‘PK’. I downloaded it a few days ago, but only found the time to watch it last night. I liked it immediately and decided to make it tax-free so that more people can watch it,” Yadav had said while declaring the film as tax-free during a Press conference on Wednesday.
Founder of TAHRIR (Transparency, Accountability and Human Rights Initiative for Revolution) Sanjay Sharma has moved an application with the Hazratganj Police today requesting it to lodge an FIR under Section 154 of the CrPC against Yadav for the offence of downloading the film from a website and watching a pirated copy of the film.