India, July 7 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday condemned the decision to block the screening of the film, Satluj, in India, calling the move a direct assault on freedom of expression and an attempt to suppress historical truth.

"At a time when the world upholds freedom of expression and places significant emphasis on the protection of human rights, preventing the truth about the atrocities committed against the Sikh minority in India from reaching the citizens in the country and the global community is an unconstitutional and unjust act," Giani Gargaj said in Amritsar.

The acting jathedar urged the government to display statesmanship by allowing Satluj to be screened, arguing that running from historical acc...