Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Thursday, 31 March, that the recently-released film The Kashmir Files "should not have been cleared for screening".
This comes days after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) promotion of the film, leading to vandalism outside his house by BJP workers.
"Such a film should not have been cleared for screening. But it is given tax concessions and those responsible for keeping the country united are encouraging people to watch the film that stokes anger among people," Pawar was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
He also charged at the BJP for creating a "poisonous atmosphere" through the release of the film, adding that the party was indulging in "false propaganda" about the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990s.