New Delhi: Political slugfest began in West Bengal quickly after the Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban on screening of `The Kerala Story` within the state that was imposed by the Mamata authorities on May 8. Trinamool Congress state common secretary and the get together spokesman in West Bengal, Kunal Ghosh stated that after the decision of the apex court docket of the nation the state authorities doesn’t have any accountability within the matter. “The state government took the precautionary step to prevent possible tension over the screening of the story. But after the lifting of the ban, the state government does not have any further responsibility,” Ghosh stated.
State commerce & industries minister Dr Sashi Panja acknowledged that the chief minister will now resolve on the subsequent plan of action. “Every chief minister has the right to make decisions which he or she thinks are good for the society,” she stated.
Actor-turned-politician and state BJP chief Rudranil Ghosh stated that the decision of the Supreme Court must be an eye-opener for the West Bengal authorities and it ought to chorus from taking related “undemocratic” choices within the matter.
“Nowhere in India there had been reports of tension or violence over the screening of `The Kerala Story`. Even no tension was witnessed in West Bengal in the four days the move was screened. The decision to ban the screening of the movie was a reflection of the ruling party`s appeasement politics,” he stated.
Senior state BJP chief and the previous nationwide secretary of the get together, Rahul Sinha stated that being reprimanded by the court docket of late has develop into common with the state`s ruling get together. “Better they take lessons from the successive court orders going against them,” Sinha stated.
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Senior CPI(M) chief Tanmay Bhattacharya stated that he agrees that `The Kerala Story` is a propaganda film stuffed with distortion of reality.
“The motive was directed towards the Left Front government in Kerala. We criticized the contents of the movie but our government in Kerala did not ban the screening of the movie there. This is because we do not believe in banning any work of art. The West Bengal government banned its screening with a political motive,” he stated.
