Do not vote for the BJP, assigning them another term will be "a serious mistake", according to more than 100 filmmakers

More than 100 filmmakers issued a joint statement Friday calling on citizens not to vote for the Bharatiya Janata party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Filmmakers said the warrant should be used to elect a government that "respects the Indian Constitution, protects our freedom of speech and expression and abstains from any censorship".

Documentary film makers Anand Patwardhan, Anjali Monteiro, film festival director Bina Paul, film critic CS Venkateswaran, Tamil director Vetrimaaran and Malayalam director and producer Aashiq Abu are among the 103 signatories to the declaration.

"Fascism threatens to strike us with all its might if we do not choose wisely in the next election of Lok Sabha. Period, "the statement said. The call was uploaded on artistuniteiindia.com

The filmmakers claimed that the BJP and its allies had not kept their election promises, had marginalized Dalits and Muslims and blamed them for broadcasting hate campaigns on the internet and social media. "Any individual or institution that raises any dissent is referred to as" anti-national, "they said." Do not forget that some of our eminent writers and journalists have lost their lives because they have dared to dissociate themselves. "

According to the release, farmers were" completely forgotten "and accused the BJP of making the country a" conference room a handful of businessmen " ". "The faulty economic policies that have resulted in extreme disasters are hidden and look like successes," the statement said. "All this with the help of a false propaganda and a marketing blitz. This helped them create false optimism in the country. "

Filmmakers have stated that the prohibition and censorship of works of art were the means used by the government to keep people out of the truth.

romancing and to exploit the armed forces, at the risk of "engaging the nation in a useless war." He claimed an "incessant badault" on cultural and scientific institutions, appointing at the head of these institutions people without relevance or experience, propagating beliefs unscientific and irrational even at international scientific seminars, "making us the laughing stock of the world."

News release said manipulation of statistics and history was one of the government's "favorite projects" "To give them a final term of office will be a grave mistake, and it may well be the last nail in the coffin of the world's largest democracy."

General elections c Begin April 11th and will take place in seven phases. The votes will be counted on May 23rd.