Other states join the league

Following in the footsteps of the Madhya Pradesh government, the governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have also declared that taxes will not be imposed on the screening of The Sabarmati Report. Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma made the announcement on Wednesday, a day after a similar decision was taken by Chhattisgarh’s BJP government. The Vikrant Massey-starrer hit theatres on November 15 and promised to unveil the truth behind the February 27, 2002, incident in which 59 people, mostly karsevaks, were killed when a coach of the Sabarmati Express was set on fire, triggering riots in Gujarat. Previously, both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah heaped praise on the movie.