As ‘Godaan’ hits screens on February 6, controversy engulfs it with Congress spearheading ban calls, decrying it as a hate-mongering flick. VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal counters fiercely, spotlighting Congress’s unaddressed crimes against cow protectors in a bold historical pivot.
‘Recall the shame of November 7, 1966, at Boat Club,’ Bansal urged. ‘Indira Gandhi’s era saw police unleash hell on devotees rallying for cows near Parliament. No tally of the dead—bhakts, sadhus, cows—but the nation’s conscience still bleeds.’ He alleged off-site executions, framing it as a deliberate cover-up.
Bansal connected dots to Ram bhakt attacks, slamming Congress’s moral posturing. ‘Ban films? Atone for your past first, then talk,’ he insisted. Pushing forward, he rallied for legislative muscle: nationwide cow slaughter prohibition and restored honors for the sacred animal.
Fueling the fire are protests from Muslim leaders and UP Congress duo Anshu Awasthi and Poonam Pandit. The film’s team—Amit Prajapati (director), Vinod Kumar Chaudhary and Parul Chaudhary (producers), Chetan Goswami (co-producer)—braces for impact. In this clash of narratives, Bansal reframes the debate from cinematic censorship to national healing, questioning if old wounds must reopen for progress.