Bhopal:The proposal of building a 'Genocide Museum' in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal came from the director of 'The Kashmir Files', Vivek Agnihotri, on Friday, alongside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as well as members of the Kashmiri Pandit community. Agnihotri, who was received by the CM with a shawl in Bhopal, brought up the idea during a tree plantation ceremony in the city's Smart City Park.
Speaking further about the proposed museum, Agnihotri said a fundraiser for the same would be started very soon, adding that no such project has taken place anywhere in the country before this. "I am from Bhopal, my wife is from Indore. So we can say the initiative taken by Madhya Pradesh regarding Kashmir is commendable", he also said.
Agnihotri, who requested help from the administration in setting up the museum, found an immediate response, with Chouhan saying the government was completely with him and that he should make a detailed plan. "The world has known the pain of Pandit families displaced from Kashmir. Our government will provide space and necessary support for the Genocide Museum," the CM further said.