From opening up about what the new edition of IFFI has in store for cinephiles to talking about the magic of Indian cinema, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur talked about different aspects of film industry.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Bollywood celebrities Ajay Devgn, Sunil Shetty, and Prabhu Deva would attend the opening ceremony of the international Film festival of India to be held at Syam Prasad Mukherjee stadium at Goa's Bambolim today.
The batsman had been recommended by the BCCI for the prestigious award in 2017 but could not collect it at the time as he was busy playing for his English county team.
"Congress footprint is shrinking and that's why they're not to be seen anywhere. We want to know if Rahul Gandhi is missing from the poll-bound state is Ranneeti (strategy) or the new Rajneeti," he told ANI in an interview.
At another public rally in Gujarat's Mandvi Assembly constituency earlier on Friday, Thakur took a swipe at the Congress saying that it ruled the country to 'divide' people.
Claiming a strong anti-incumbency against the BJP in the state, Vikramaditya Singh claimed that the outgoing government led by Chief Minister Jairam Thakur did not work 'on the ground'.
"Rahul Gandhi doing Bharat Jodo Yatra with 'tukde tukde gang'. He spoke about Hindu terror, stood with people who tried to divide India in JNU and now he's raising questions on Veer Savarkar. It's Congres' mentality, they don't see anything beyond one family," said Anurag Thakur.
MPHRC member Manohar Mamtani said that the reply should be given only through a responsible officer of the state government so that the seriousness of the governance can also be considered.
Addressing the gathering after digitally transferring cash amounts worth Rs 6.85 crore in the bank accounts of 9961 players who had bagged Gold, Silver and Bronze medal at the state-level competition, the Chief Minister congratulated all the players for their stupendous success.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Wednesday said that many big leaders of Congress are going to get defeated in this poll and it is certain that Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government again.
The Election Commission on Sunday said that around 75.6 per cent polling percentage was recorded in the recently held assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.