Oppn sees red as Bihar govt distributes free tickets of TKF

Patna: Sharp ideological differences came to the fore inside the Bihar assembly on Monday when members of the opposition announced boycott of a special screening of The Kashmir Files, a Hindi film on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in 1990, and tore the free tickets in protest against the alleged attempt by the state government to promote the BJP’s agenda.

The tickets were distributed among the members after Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishor Prasad told the House that a complimentary show has been organised for all MLAs, which was greeted with a murmur of protests by members of the CPI(ML), the second-largest constituent of the opposition Grand Alliance.

By the time the Zero Hour began, the protests grew louder and members of the RJD, which helms the opposition coalition, lent their weight to their junior partner, trooping into the well, shouting slogans and throwing shreds of torn tickets in the air. —With PTI inputs