BSP chief Mayawati stands up for Brahmins in Ghooskhor Pandat row
India Today
BSP supremo Mayawati has demanded a ban and legal action against the upcoming Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandit, calling it "casteist". She said the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer insults and angers the Brahmin community. Just weeks ago, Mayawati opposed the UGC's equity rules, batting for "upper-caste communities".
BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday slammed the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandit over its name, and demanded legal action and a ban, calling it insulting and disrespectful. Amid the raging row over the title of the upcoming film written by Neeraj Pandey, Mayawati said it "has caused widespread anger within the Brahmin community, and the party strongly condemns it".
Mayawati's views on the Ghooskhor Pandit row comes weeks after the BSP supremo took a stand against the UGC's equity rules, which sought to deal with caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions. Mayawati batted "for ensuring proper representation of upper-caste communities in enquiry committees as part of natural justice".
Now, Mayawati has called the Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat, "casteist" and has sought a ban and an FIR over the issue.
Mayawati's stand on Ghooskhor Pandat and the UGC equity rules comes less than a year before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Though her BSP is seen as a party backed by Dalits, Mayawati had brought together SCs, STs, OBCs and "upper castes" to come to power in UP in 2007.
The upcoming Neeraj Pandey film, Ghooskhor Pandat, kicked up a big storm for allegedly hurting religious and caste sentiments.
A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking an immediate stay on the film's release, arguing that the title defames the Brahmin community by linking a "sacred designation" with corruption. Further, the Film Makers Combine (FMC) issued a notice to the producers claiming the title was used without mandatory industry registration, while the NHRC has also sent a notice to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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