Referring to film Nanak Shah Fakir, party spokesperson Kanwar�Pal Singh said the film that was supposed to be banned was given a go-ahead by�the CBFC, where-as the film which requires a go-ahead without any cuts was�being held back for “illogical” scrutiny.
He recalled how the pleas of the Sikhs to ban the film Nanak�Shah Fakir that challenged the fundamentals of the Sikhism was totally�overlooked and ignored by the CBFC and its chairman.
The film Udta Punjab was about rising drug problem that Punjab�was facing helplessly. It�s a harsh reality and the situation has reached the�alarming proportion, said he.
Taking exception over the Akalis blocking the release of this film,�he said�Akalis approach towards the drug abuse is like a proverb that says �A pigeon closes eyes on seeing a cat, thinking she doesn�t exist�.
The negative attitude of the present day government in Punjab�and at Centre tells that they had in a way admitted their fault and complicity�in worsening the drug problem. Referring to political interference in all�institutions of the country, he alleged that �contrary to tall claims, nothing�is independent in India whether its CBI, Film Censor Board, the police, security�forces and to some extent the judiciary�.
Stating that SAD-Congress-AAP were the chips of the same block,�he said it’s not that the drug menace has plagued the state only after Akalis�came into power, nor does the Punjab was drug free-state when Captain Amrinder�Singh was its Chief Minister.��Similarly, one should not be in any�illusion that the menace will suddenly evaporate if AAP forms the next�government.���
The root cause of the menace is the corrupt political system and�lack of will and determination to tackle it irrespective of parties and�governments. “We believe at one level, it was a part of the design to�engage the Punjabi youth in drugs as a weapon to check their political�consciousness and to counter the fighting spirit in them,” he said.
Strongly favouring the release of Udta Punjab without any cuts,�he said �Let society in general and victims in particular to see this harsh�reality on screen and learn some lessons.�
