The Assam government has announced half day leave for state government employees to watch Bollywood film ‘The Kashmir Files’.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with the cabinet colleagues watched Bollywood film. Tripura chief minister and his cabinet colleagues will watch the same on Wednesday.
Tripura has made screening of Bollywood film ‘The Kashmir Files’, tax-free.
Sarma tweeted, “Glad to announce that our Govt employees will be entitled for half-day special leave to watch #TheKashmirFiles. They will have to only inform their superior officers and submit the tickets the next day”.
In another tweet he stated, “The Kashmiri Pandit genocide & their exodus are a blot on humanity. Moved by the heart-wrenching portrayal of their plight in #TheKashmirFiles, which I watched along with my Cabinet colleagues and MLAs of @BJP4Assam & allies. Kudos @vivekagnihotri & co for holding out the truth.”
Sarma said, “I would also like to clarify here that as Assam doesn’t have any Entertainment Tax, there is no point of its waiver for #TheKashmirFiles”.
The film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits' in 1990 was released on March 11. The film has Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi among others.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with the cabinet colleagues watched Bollywood film. Tripura chief minister and his cabinet colleagues will watch the same on Wednesday.
Tripura has made screening of Bollywood film ‘The Kashmir Files’, tax-free.
Sarma tweeted, “Glad to announce that our Govt employees will be entitled for half-day special leave to watch #TheKashmirFiles. They will have to only inform their superior officers and submit the tickets the next day”.
In another tweet he stated, “The Kashmiri Pandit genocide & their exodus are a blot on humanity. Moved by the heart-wrenching portrayal of their plight in #TheKashmirFiles, which I watched along with my Cabinet colleagues and MLAs of @BJP4Assam & allies. Kudos @vivekagnihotri & co for holding out the truth.”
Sarma said, “I would also like to clarify here that as Assam doesn’t have any Entertainment Tax, there is no point of its waiver for #TheKashmirFiles”.
The film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits' in 1990 was released on March 11. The film has Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi among others.
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