Chandigarh/IBNS, July 9 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has joined a growing list of groups and organisations screening the Zee5 film Satluj, which was controversially withdrawn within two days of its release following objections over its content.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on social media that the party would organise screenings of the film across Punjab to educate the younger generation about what he described as the "repression unleashed" by the then Congress governments.

In a post on X, Badal said the initiative was intended to ensure that today's youth and future generations understand the events surrounding the alleged human rights violations during the militancy era.

Badal said the film portrays the pain and tr...