India, July 9 -- Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday reacted to the removal of the film "Satluj" from the OTT platform Zee5, questioning claims that the government was behind the takedown.

He argued that if the Centre had intended to remove the film, it would not have allowed it to be released on the platform in the first place. Furthermore, taking a swipe at Diljit Dosanjh, Bittu criticised the singer-actor while commenting on the controversy surrounding the release and subsequent takedown of the film.

'Satluj' has been making headlines since it was taken down from the streaming platform.

"We should have understood that there is something fishy when Diljit Dosanjh said that the film would be available on the OTT platform f...