BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government announced on Tuesday that it will make The Sabarmati Report, a film based on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident, tax-free in the state.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made this announcement and said he will also go to watch the movie.
Directed by Dheeraj Sarna, the film delves into the events surrounding the Godhra train burning, which sparked widespread communal riots in Gujarat.
"'The Sabarmati Report' is a very good movie. I will go to watch the movie myself. I also told my ministers, MLAs and MPs to watch this film. We are also going to make it tax free in the state so that maximum people can watch it," Yadav told reporters here.
Mohan Yadav accused the opposition of engaging in "dirty politics" over the Godhra incident for vote-bank purposes. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was Gujarat's chief minister at the time, for safeguarding the honour of both the state and the nation during the crisis.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, said a fake narrative can persist only for a limited period of time, while referring to "The Sabarmati Report" film.
Modi made the comments on X, reacting to a user's post praising the movie "The Sabarmati Report" for "bringing out the important truth of one of the most shameful events in our recent history".