Boycott films of those supporting Salman: Activist
An
activist working among the homeless has called for a boycott of films
of those supporting Bollywood star Salman Khan, who has got a five-year
jail term for killing a homeless man.
Indu
Prakash Singh, convenor of the National Forum for Housing Rights
(NFHR), said Wednesday's verdict by a Mumbai court against Salman "needs
to be celebrated, not condemned".
"Bollywood support for Salman and comments like (those) of Abhijeet
needs to be condemned," he said in a statement. "It seems Bollywood
doesn't live in India. And is above the constitution. Is it so? If so,
let's all boycott Bollywood films, especially of those people who are
condemning the jail sentence given to Salman Khan." He added: "Salman
committed a crime and justice spares none. Glad that our judiciary is
still upright and fearless."
A car driven by Salman hit a
bakery in Mumbai's Bandra area in September 2002, crushing a 38-year-old
man who was sleeping on the pavement and also injuring four others. On
Wednesday, after the court verdict, a host of Bollywood personalities
came out in support of Salman. Singer Abhijeet condemned those sleeping
on pavements. Later, Salman was given interim bail till Friday.
Indu Prakash Singh asked: "Why is it that always the rich are preferred
all the time? And the poor pay for no crime committed by them, except
their poverty. "Do the poor have no claim to the city that they have
made with their own sweat and labour? Nobody has the right to mow down
anyone, on the roads, footpaths, be it even a dog. And all criminals
need to be booked earlier than later, as in the case of Salman Khan," he
said.
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