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Mumbai, Jan 13: In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>response\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Omar\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Abdullah<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>vice-president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Conference<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>criticised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>show’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>filming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legislative\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complex,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hansal\u00a0<\/span>Mehta\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>viewed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“unfriendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>location”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“unwelcoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attitude.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J&K\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chief\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slammed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/a>government<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>permitting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>film\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Maharani,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>starring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Huma\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Qureshi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>filmed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inside\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>building,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>calling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“complete\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disgrace.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mehta,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>created\u00a0<\/span><\/span>critically\u00a0<\/span>acclaimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>television\u00a0<\/span>shows\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Scam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1992″\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Scoop,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>post\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>labelling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“regressive”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“disrespectful.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>bad?<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>How\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>“mother\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>itself\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suffer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>filming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drama?<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Everyone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>movie\u00a0<\/span>set,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>background\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actors\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actors\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“extras”),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>citizen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>right\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>work\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dignity.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deserve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>respect\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>understanding,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>least\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>someone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>intelligent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mehta\u00a0<\/span><\/span>further\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>performers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>filmmakers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>permitted\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shoot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>spaces,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>government\u00a0<\/span>buildings,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>council\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rooms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>across\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>globe.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frequently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prefer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>abroad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inhospitable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attitude,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>makes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seem\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>undesirable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>location.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>lot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>respect\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feels\u00a0<\/span><\/span>really\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rude,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>backwards,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>narrow-minded.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Subhash\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kapoor’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>film\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Maharani”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>filmed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>June\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>last\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>within\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>building.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>show\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draws\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inspiration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>political\u00a0<\/span>upheavals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bihar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>1990s,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lalu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prasad,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>then-chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>minister,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appointed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>wife\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rabri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Devi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>successor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>embroiled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scandalous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fodder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fraud.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>describing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>genuine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>face\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>‘the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mother\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy’,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actors\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>extras\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>set\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>TV\u00a0<\/span>shows,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elected\u00a0<\/span>representatives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>parties,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>religions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ethnicities,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sections\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J&K\u00a0<\/span><\/span>once\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legislated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subjects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>great\u00a0<\/span><\/span>importance.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>speaker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>dismay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“awful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>state\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>caused\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>BJP-led\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J&K,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>reduced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>symbol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>once\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>governed.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fake\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>office\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>privileged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>occupy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>six\u00a0<\/span><\/span>years,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subsequent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>letter.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>What\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>complete\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shame!<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Governor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disbanded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J-K\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legislative\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>December\u00a0<\/span>20,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2018.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>August\u00a0<\/span>5,\u00a0<\/span>2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J-K\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>divided\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/span>territories,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>J-K.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Centre\u00a0<\/span><\/span>revoked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Article\u00a0<\/span>370\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>gave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>special\u00a0<\/span>status.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assembly-free\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Territory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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