Assam government employees get half-day leave to watch "The Kashmir Files"

Guwahati: According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, government employees in Assam may take a half-day leave to watch the recently released movie "The Kashmir Files," which explores Kashmir's exodus of Pandits in the 1990s.

"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," CM said.

In Guwahati earlier that day, the chief minister watched the movie with his entire cabinet and said the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits was a blot on humanity.

Mr Sarma said after watching the movie, "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."

Premier Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the film brought the truth to the fore in its correct form, and that history has to be presented appropriately from time to time.

"The Kashmir Files" was tax-free Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh, following the declaration by Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Karnataka, Tripura and Goa.

Vivek Agnihotri has written and directed the film "The Kashmir Files", which stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi.