JOIN USUnion Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah on Saturday said the previous government led by the Congress sidestepped the formalities while giving permission for making of the controversial BBC documentary on Delhi gang-rape victim.
Heptullah said the previous government did not check the parameters, script or nature of the documentary, which evoked mixed reactions in the country.
“When the previous government gave permission for the film, it should have checked what are the parameters, the script and what they were making. There should have been some control but it failed to do it,” she said. Supporting Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s move on banning the documentary, she said the action taken by him is a “very strong step”.
“Whatever steps the government takes keeping various things in mind, it will be right,” she said adding that filmmakers coming from outside make films from their own perspectives.
“They do not present the films from the Indian context nor keep local issues in mind while making a film. It is the question of the prestige of the nation and its sentiments. If we make a movie which is derogatory and controversial, would not they feel hurt?” she added.