Protests in Gujarat against the release of Padmaavat
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama, Padmaavat, was earlier slated to release in December last year. However, following incessant protests by the Karni Sena and other groups, the film will now release on 25th January.
Here are the LIVE updates on the Padmaavat issue:
"Will provide full security to theatres playing Padmaavat," says Haryana chief minister Manoharlal Khattar
Karni Sena meets cinema hall owners in Jaipur requesting them not to screen Padmaavat. Narayan Singh of the Karni Sena says, "We have met Inox head and asked him not to screen the film."
"On Sunday, we contacted around 100 cinema halls in the National Capital Region and they have given in writing that they will not screen the film," said Shri Rajput Karni Sena spokesperson Vijendra Singh.
The protesters began their march from the Chittorgarh Fort and ended it at the main market in the town where they submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to District Collector Indrajeet Singh.
The memorandum said that the march was taken out to ensure that Rani Padmini's honour was maintained and the screening of the film, which is set to release on January 25, be stopped or else the Rajput women will perform "jauhar" on January 24.
Thousands of women brandishing swords on Sunday took out a "Chetavani Rally" or a warning march in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh town to warn the authorities to stop the release of "Padmaavat" or else be prepared for "jauhar" (committing suicide by jumping into fire) by them.
A total of 1,908 women have already registered for performing "jauhar" in Chittorgarh.
News agency ANI reported that Rajput Karni Sena staged protest in Jaipur against screening of Padmaavat, and said, "We are confident that no cinema hall will screen the film & if someone does they should be ready to bear the consequences. Consider it a warning or request."
Referring to violence in northern parts of Gujarat where the mob set ablaze and damaged as many as eight buses in the past two days, senior BJP minister of Gujarat Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said the events are quite "normal". He said, "If you distort historical facts and present it in a movie, it is quite 'natural' that people will protest."
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the producers of the Deepika Padukone-starrer Viacom 18, opposed urgent hearing on any such interim applications, PTI reported
Both states claimed that section 6 of the Cinematograph Act empowers them to stop exhibition of any controversial movie on the grounds of possible violation of law and order, reported news agency PTI.
Supreme Court To Hear Petitions By Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Against Padmaavat's ReleaseAhead of "Padmaavat's" release on Thursday after a Supreme Court order, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have petitioned the top court for a review and said that states must be allowed to stop the film on grounds of law and order trouble. Their appeal will be heard tomorrow.
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