Plea seeks FIR against Kangana, 2 others; matter to come up on Sep 17
In the movie trailer, it was shown that the sitting jathedar of “Sri Akal Takth Sahib” was demanding a separate state which is totally false and it was shown just to malign the image of Sikhs and the Akal Takth jathedars, the complainant alleged.
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Bassi alleged that in the movie “Emergency” Ranaut and Zee Studios “have tried to malign the image of Sikhs”. (File photo)A complaint seeking registration of an FIR against actress Kangana Ranaut, Member of Parliament from Mandi, has been filed at the Chandigarh District Court over her next film “Emergency”. The matter will come up for hearing on September 17.
The complaint has been filed by Ravinder Singh Bassi, a practising advocate at the Chandigarh district court and president of Lawyers for Humanity, an NGO. The complainant has sought registration of FIR under sections 196 (1) 197(1) 302, 299 of BNSS 2023 against Ranaut, Ritesh Shah (screenplay) and Zee Studios.
In his complaint filed in the court of Ankit Airi, Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Bassi has submitted that Ranaut who is the actress, producer and director of the film “Emergency”, whose trailer has been released on social media platforms, “is trouble creator and many times, created differences between the communities by uttering provoking statements and speeches against the minorities”.
Bassi alleged that in the movie “Emergency” Ranaut and Zee Studios “have tried to malign the image of Sikhs” and targeted the ex-jathedar of “Akal Takth Sahib” by presenting him as a terrorist in the movie.
“…Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee which is the elected body of Sikhs and is a mini-parliament of the Sikh community had clearly passed a resolution and made a rule that nobody can depict, portray and no human can personify Sikh gurus, saints and ex-jathedars…”, submitted Bassi in his complaint.
“Ranaut, Shah and Zee Studios with malafide intention and just to gain a popularity had tried to personify the ex-jathedar, Sant Jarnail Singh, as a terrorist and showing him demanding a separate state which is totally false and maligning the image of the general Sikhs which creates a division between the communities and it hurts the feelings of the Sikh community,” alleged Bassi.
Bassi alleged that the accused without studying the proper historical facts and figures had portrayed the Sikhs in bad light and also made false allegations against the supreme temporal seat of Sikh community. In the movie trailer, it was shown that the sitting jathedar of “Sri Akal Takth Sahib” was demanding a separate state which is totally false and it was shown just to malign the image of Sikhs and the Akal Takth jathedars, the complainant alleged.
Bassi said the act of accused has been circulated on social media and print media. It has hurt the feelings of Sikhs. Being a devoted Sikh himself, the complainant too has been hurt.
Thus, the complainant has sought directions to the SSP of Chandigarh Police to register an FIR against the accused.
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