India on Friday expressed concern over some Khalistani elements disrupting the screening of the film “Emergency” in the UK.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jiswal said that India hopes that those involved in disrupting the screening will be held accountable.
“We constantly raise concerns with the UK government about violent opposition and intimidation incidents by anti-India elements,” he said.
The freedom of speech and expression cannot be selectively implemented and those who disrupt it should be held accountable, said Mr. Jaiswal.
We hope that appropriate action will be taken against those responsible from the UK.
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UK MP condemns ‘Emergency’ film screening disintegration
Earlier, a member of a member of the opposition Conservative Party of Parliament had urged the UK Home Secretary to intervene after his components in the northwest London, which was threatened by “masked Khalistani terrorists”, who was a Kangana Ranaut film film. The ‘Emergency’ was torn in the screening.
Bob Blackman told the House of Commons that the disintegration of the film “very controversial” took place in Volwarhampton, Birmingham, Slal, Stanes and Manchester. It has resulted in Vue and Cineworld cinema chain deciding to pull the film from many theaters in the UK.
“On Sunday, many of my components Hero gathered and paid for the screening of the film ‘Emergency’ in Vu Cinema. In about 30 or 40 minutes at the screening of the film, masked Khalistani militants burst, threatened the audience members and forced the screening to end, ”Mr. Blackman said in Parliament.
“The film is very controversial, and I am not commenting on its quality or material, but I defend the rights of my components and other members to see it and decide on it. It covers the period when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India, ”he said.
The MP said that there are some views in the UK that this is an “anti -Sikh film”, but he said that his constituents should be able to do justice for themselves and “should not be threatened by the thugs who should watch public films Want to disrupt democratic opportunities for “.
“We can have a statement of the Home Secretary [Yvette Cooper] What will be done next week to ensure that people who want to watch films that have been passed by the censors can do so in peace and harmony? I defend people’s rights to display outside theaters, but not to interrupt the view, ”he said.
Commons leader Lucy Powell replied on behalf of the Labor Party government saying that Mr. Blackman had “raised a very important matter about the relationship between free speech and the right to protest against peace”.
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“People choose to do whatever they are watching a film, as she says, censors and all those who have been agreed by the censors and all those who have been agreed Let’s look at those issues. I will definitely make sure that he and the entire house get an update on very important matters, which he picks up, ”said Ms. Powell.
Some British Sikh groups have organized protests against ‘Emergency’, disrupting their screening in some theaters in the UK since their release last Friday. The Sikh Press Association Group stated on social media that the film is seen as “anti -Sikh” and as a result of these protests, the screening was canceled in Birmingham and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region of England.
Community organization Insight UK posted a video on its X platform in which the masked protesters were shown disrupting a screening of the film in London, directed by Ranaut, who also ensures the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. .
Published – January 24, 2025 06:02 pm IST
