A day after the BJP legislators demanded The Kashmir Files be made tax-free in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the movie should be uploaded on YouTube and make it free for all.
Speaking in the Assembly, Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the movie for political gains. Kejriwal said the BJP leaders were demanding to make The Kashmir Files movie tax-free when Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal was speaking in the House on Wednesday.
“They (BJP) are demanding that the movie be declared tax-free in Delhi. Upload it on YouTube, the movie will become free and everyone will be able to watch it,” he said in the Assembly.
Kejriwal slammed Modi, alleging that even after ruling the country for eight years he has to take the help of the movie for political gains.
Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convener, further alleged that the entire BJP machinery was busy sticking posters of the movie across the country.
“Some people are earning crores in the name of Kashmiri Pandits and you (BJP) have been sticking posters of the film,” he said.
Reacting to Kejriwal’s response to the BJP MLAs’ demand, the party’s Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta said Kejriwal’s response showed his insensitivity towards the pain of Kashmiri Pandits.
‘The AAP had in the past supported the demand for a plebiscite by Kashmiri separatists. So, appreciation fo The Kashmir Files movie cannot be expected from him (Kejriwal),” he said.