Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’ was released on January 17. But even before that it has been surrounded by many difficulties. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has demanded a ban on Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’ in Punjab. On Thursday, a day before the release of the film, SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami wrote a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and argued that the film should not be released in the state. He accused Kangana of defaming Sikhs in her film.
He said, ‘Registering its protest, the SGPC has already sent a resolution of its executive committee to the Chief Secretary of the state stating that the screening of this film will not be allowed in Punjab as it has been made as part of a plan to defame Sikhs. The resolution demanded the Punjab government to ban the screening of the film in the state. However, sadly, Bhagwant Mann’s Punjab government did not take any step in this direction. If the film is released on January 17, it will anger the Sikh community, which is natural.’
Dhami further said, ‘By hiding the facts related to the attacks on the holiest shrine of the Sikhs, Sri Harmandar Sahib, the highest temporal seat, Akal Takht Sahib and several gurdwaras and the Sikh massacre, this film works to spread poison under a protest. Therefore, we again demand a ban on the screening of this film in Punjab. If the ban is not imposed, we will be forced to strongly oppose it.’
Kangana Ranaut is not only playing the lead role in ‘Emergency’ but she has also directed it. The film is about the 21-month Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1975 to 1977, which is often called the darkest chapter of independent India.
