The Hindi film The Sabarmati Report, based on the 2002 Godhra train fire in Gujarat, was declared tax-free in Chhattisgarh by the state’s BJP government on Tuesday (November 19). Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai announced that Sabarmati Report, in which actor Vikrant Massey plays a journalist, will be tax-free in the state, meaning the Bollywood film is exempted from entertainment duty.

Chhattisgarh has become the second BJP-ruled state after Madhya Pradesh to grant tax-free status to the film directed by Dheeraj Sarna, which hit the theaters on November 15. On February 27, 2002, 59 people were killed, mostly kar sevaks. When S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was set on fire near Godhra station, leading to massive riots in Gujarat.

A statement issued by the state public relations department said, “In this film, an attempt has been made to show the truth of the story of the train accident that took place in Godhra, Gujarat 22 years ago.” should also be seen because study of the past can give us better guidance about the present and future.

This is a highly commendable and effective attempt to expose the horrific truth of Hindi film history, which vested interests had tried to hide. He said that this exposes the truth of the then existing system, which made a condemnable attempt to suppress the truth by spreading falsehoods. The CM said, “The painful incident has been depicted with sensitivity in the film.”

Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the CM of Gujarat at the time of the horrific incident, said that a fake narrative can persist only for a limited time, referring to the Sabarmati report. Modi social media platform