Actor Pankaj Tripathi on Tuesday, June 21, said people have the right to protest in a democracy provided it is done in a peaceful manner.
During a press conference here, the 45-year-old actor was asked to comment on the widespread protests in the country against the new military recruitment scheme, announced by the Central government last week.
바카라In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest (andolan) and oppose (virodh). But, I believe that protests should be peaceful and held in a proper manner."
바카라If in any protest, there is damage to the government바카라s property, then it means damage to the country바카라s property바카라 In this country, everyone has the right to speak their mind and peacefully protest. That바카라s how it should be,바카라 Tripathi said.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths in the age group of 17-and-a-half-years to 21 years for a four-year stint with a provision to retain 25 percent of them for 15 more years. Violent protests have erupted in several states against the scheme, following which the Centre extended the upper age limit to 23 years for recruitment this year.
Tripathi was in the National Capital to promote his upcoming movie 'Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga' with filmmaker Srijit Mukherji. In the movie, the actor features as a patriarch of a poor farmer family going through hardships. The film is inspired by true events that happened in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.
Tripathi said the movie has a universal message and explores various issues, including the man versus wild conflict. 바카라This film is a story of Pilibhit but it is also Mumbai바카라s story. In Mumbai, there is a forest area in Aarey where we often hear stories of leopards crossing over to urban areas."
바카라The man versus wild conflict is an ongoing one바카라And this is what we are trying to show through this movie in a satirical way. It바카라s something that happens all over the world,바카라 he added.
Tripathi said a satirical story empowers artists to entertain while delivering an important message. 바카라Giving a message to the society through satire is easy and I believe it is more impactful than a comedy. People initially laugh at what they see but after a while, they analyze what was shown to them,바카라 the actor said.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Reliance Entertainment, 바카라Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga바카라 also stars Neeraj Kabi and Sayani Gupta. The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on June 24.
[With Inputs from PTI]
