Attack on Ashram set: Organization of Sadhus blames Bollywood for defaming culture hurting sentiments

An group of non secular leaders on Wednesday demanded that the instances registered towards Bajrang Dal activists for allegedly ransacking the set of Prakash Jha's web series "Ashram" right here be withdrawn, and accused the Hindi movie trade of portraying Hindu saints and Indian culture within the mistaken means. There was a "global conspiracy" to defame the "Sanatan Dharma", it mentioned. Alleged Bajrang Dal activists on Sunday ransacked the set of the online series "Ashram" right here and likewise threw ink at Prakash Jha, its producer-director, accusing him of portraying the Hindu neighborhood wrongly.

The Aryawart Shatdarshan Sadhu Mandal Evam Acharya Parishad, an organisation of Hindu non secular leaders, held a gathering on Wednesday and issued a press release accusing "Bollywood" of wrongly portraying Indian culture and Hindu saints and hurting non secular sentiments throughout the previous "five decades".

“The way an Ashram was depicted in the first two seasons of this web series is condemnable. This is a global conspiracy to defame Sanatan Dharma,” the assertion mentioned.

Why Bollywood was afraid of making such movies about different religions, it requested. “Such films should be stopped or Hindus will retaliate and the administration and Bollywood will be responsible for this,” it added.

The instances registered towards Bajrang Dal activists who allegedly ransacked the set ought to be withdrawn, the group additional demanded.

On Monday, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra had mentioned that producers and administrators should inform the authorities about `objectionable content material or scenes' within the script earlier than in search of permission for capturing within the state.

Mishra additionally supported the Bajrang Dal's demand to vary the title of the online series. Police have up to now arrested 4 individuals in reference to the assault on the set.