‘Playing With Fire’: Minister To NDTV On Satluj Screenings By Akali Dal
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has launched a strongly-worded attack on ‘Satluj’ filmmakers, accusing the lead actor, Diljit Dosanjh, and director Honey Trehan of spreading a dangerous narrative and playing with fire
- Reported by:Padmaja Joshi
- India News
- Jul 10, 2026 23:48 IST
- Published OnJul 10, 2026 23:45 IST
- Last Updated OnJul 10, 2026 23:48 IST
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NDTV’s Padmaja Joshi speaks to Ravneet Singh Bittu
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The row over the ‘Satluj’ has raised concerns about reopening old wounds from Punjab’s past, with the film now being screened by organisations like the Akali Dal in some villages and gurdwaras. The film has been taken down from OTT platforms. In an interview with NDTV, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has launched a strongly-worded attack on the filmmakers, accusing the lead actor, Diljit Dosanjh, and director Honey Trehan of spreading a dangerous narrative and playing with fire.
Bittu challenged the film’s central claim about 25,000 unidentified bodies secretly disposed of. “First of all because records and facts always matter. If my facts are wrong anywhere, then I will apologise in front of you,” Bittu said, and asked the filmmakers to back up their claims.
“If anywhere 25,000… the unidentified bodies they have talked about, if that data is true, let them show that list in front of you. Forget 25,000, I am saying even the data for 5,000, they should place it in the media, place it before their commission, and place it in the Supreme Court, high court,” the Union minister told NDTV.
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