No audience for 'Kashmir Files' movie in Mandya, BJP leader arranges free viewing
Mandya: In the background of having no viewing audience at the Kokila film theatre for ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie in Pandavapura, a BJP leader reportedly made arrangements for a free screening of the film.
The BJP leader and the Parivarthana Trust president Dr. N. S. Indresh’s supporters reportedly made arrangements to screen the movie free of cost for Wednesday and Thursday.
As per the arrangements made, Indresh’s followers and few members of the public are availing the offer and watching the movie, it is learned.
Amid this, Dr. N. S. Indresh who spoke to the media said, “The Kashmir Files’ portrays the reality of Kashmir. Therefore, every Hindu and all Indians must watch this great movie”, he said.
“This is an excellent movie that shows Kashmir’s history and Hindutva. Whoever possesses nationalism, Hindutva and great respect towards the nation, and patriotism, they will watch this movie without missing”, he said.
BJP leader S.N.T. Somashekhar, Balaghatta Ashok, Rajeev Thammanna, Kodaala Ashok, Arakanakere Purushottam, Kokila movie theatre’s staff Harohalli Narayanappa, Ashokanna along with the admirers of Dr. N. S. Indresh were present.
One viewer watches the movie buying 10 tickets:
On Tuesday, March 22, when the Kokila movie theatre faced scarcity of viewing audience to watch the ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie, one individual bought 10 tickets by himself and watched the movie, it is learned.
When Harohalli village resident Diamond Ravi from Pandavapura Town went to the Kokila movie theatre to watch the movie, he found that no one had come to watch the film. Therefore the movie theatre manager had said that the screening of the movie would be cancelled. At that time, Diamond Ravi bought 10 tickets and reportedly watched the movie alone.
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Questioning religious practices will break religion, civilisation: SC in Dawoodi Bohras case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that if individuals start questioning certain religious practices or matters of religion before a constitutional court then there will be hundreds of petitions questioning different rituals, leading to the breaking of religions and the civilisation.
The nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of the religious freedom practised by multiple faiths, including Dawoodi Bohras.
The bench comprises Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Kumar, Augustine George Masih, Prasanna B Varale, R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi.
The Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community filed a PIL in 1986 seeking the setting aside of a 1962 judgment, which had struck down the Bombay Prevention of Excommunication Act, 1949 -- this law made excommunication of any community member illegal.
The 1962 Constitution bench judgment said, "It is evident from the religious faith and tenets of the Dawoodi Bohra community that the exercise of the power of excommunication by its religious head on religious grounds formed part of the management of its affairs in matters of religion and the 1949 Act in making even such excommunication invalid, infringed the right of the community under Article 26(b) of the Constitution."
Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, representing a group of reformist Dawoodi Bohras, submitted that a practice which is conducted in response to secular and social actions of an individual cannot be the subject of Constitutional protection under Article 25 of the Constitution and consequently cannot be a ‘matter of religion’ under Article 26 of the Constitution.
Ramachandran told the court that a practice which may have a religious aspect but also significantly and adversely impacts fundamental rights is not immune to restriction under Article 25 of the Constitution or Article 26 of the Constitution.
Responding to the submission, Justice Nagarathna said that if everybody starts questioning certain religious practices or matters of religion before a constitutional court, then "what happens to this civilisation where religion is so intimately connected with the Indian society".
"There will be hundreds of petitions questioning this right that right, opening of the temple, and the closure of the temple. We are conscious of this," she said.
Adding to the response, Justice Sundresh said, "Every religion will break and every constitutional court will have to be closed.
"If the dispute between two entities are allowed then everybody will question everything. In your case there may be a civil wrong committed to you but in another case, another member will say I don't agree. It is regressive. To what extent can we go in a country like ours which is progressive and on the move is the question," he said.
Justice Nagarathna went on that what sets apart India from any other region is that "we are a civilisation" despite having so many pluralities and diversities?
Asserting that diversity is the country's strength, she added, "One of the constants in our Indian society is the relationship of human beings -- man, woman and child -- with the religion."
"Now, how a religious practice or a matter of religion is questioned, where it is questioned, whether it can be questioned, whether it has to be a question within a denomination for a reform or whether the state will have to do or you want the court to adjudicate upon all these aspects. This is troubling us.
"What we lay down, is for a civilisation that is India. India must progress despite all its economy, everything there is a constant in us. We can’t break that constant. That is what is troubling us ," she said.
Ramachandran replied that India is a civilisation under the Constitution and therefore nothing which goes against the grain of constitution can be continued in a civilised society.
He said that's where court's task come in and "it can't throw hands" and say there will be so many petitions.
