Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that state government employees can avail a half-day leave to watch the recently released movie “The Kashmir Files”, which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s.
“Glad to announce that our Govt employees will be entitled for half-day special leave to watch #TheKashmirFiles. They will have to only inform their superior officers and submit the tickets the next day,” Mr Sarma said.
Earlier in the day, the chief minister, along with his entire cabinet, watched the movie at a theatre in Guwahati, and said the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits was a blot on humanity.
“The Kashmiri Pandit genocide & their exodus are a blot on humanity. Moved by the heart-wrenching portrayal of their plight in #TheKashmirFiles, which I watched along with my Cabinet colleagues and MLAs of @BJP4Assam & allies,” Mr Sarma said after watching the movie.