:dateline:�The Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) Saturday strongly opposed the permission granted for the screening of the controversial Punjabi movie �Kaum de Heere,� saying it glorifies the assassins of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, PYC president Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary said it was unfortunate that a movie that glorifies and glamourizes Indira Gandhi�s assassins was being allowed to be screened in Punjab and other parts of the country.
The film is based on�the two bodyguards of Indira Gandhi,�Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, who assassinated her in retribution�for the�launch of Operation Blue Star on the Golden Temple complex, the holiest of Sikh shrines in June 1984. The operation saw the massacre of thousands of innocent Sikh pilgrims.
�This does not portend well for the hard earned peace in Punjab as it seeks to glorify, glamourize and revive terrorism in Punjab. I wonder how can such a film with such questionable content be cleared for release by the film Censor Board of India,� Chaudhary said in his letter.
He warned that if the permission for the film�s screening is not withdrawn, Punjab Youth Congress activists will stage protests across Punjab and prevent its release and screening.
�The government shall be responsible for any law and order issue that may crop up,� he said.
