Will not allow 'Padmaavat' screening 'at any cost', warns Karni Sena
Jaipur
January ,22 2018
Shri Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Monday
said he would not allow Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" to be released "at
any cost" and warned that if cinema halls went ahead with the January 25 release
it would lead to an "enormous outburst of people".
He also urged other
state governments that want a ban to come together to approach the Supreme
Court.
Speaking to IANS, Kalvi said: "We will not allow the film to be
released at any cost. The Supreme Court has directed the state governments to
ensure release of the film, but not to us (Karni Sena).
"Once the film is
released, the outburst of people will be enormous and cinema halls will be
responsible for the cost.
"I request other state governments who had
earlier declared they would ban the film to come forward and file a petition in
the Supreme Court to stop the release of the film."
Kalvi's comments come
as the apex court is to hear on Tuesday a plea by the Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan governments seeking to block the release of "Padmaavat".
The
counsels for the two states on Monday mentioned the matter for urgent hearing
seeking modification/clarification of the court's January 18 order that stayed
notification/orders of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana government banning the
release of the film in the three states.
The court had directed that no
state government would issue an order that might come in the way of the release
of "Padmaavat" on January 25.
The Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
governments have moved the apex court taking the support of the Cinematograph
Act where movie screening can be stopped on grounds of law and order in the
state.
Jaipur
January ,22 2018
Shri Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Monday
said he would not allow Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" to be released "at
any cost" and warned that if cinema halls went ahead with the January 25 release
it would lead to an "enormous outburst of people".
He also urged other
state governments that want a ban to come together to approach the Supreme
Court.
Speaking to IANS, Kalvi said: "We will not allow the film to be
released at any cost. The Supreme Court has directed the state governments to
ensure release of the film, but not to us (Karni Sena).
"Once the film is
released, the outburst of people will be enormous and cinema halls will be
responsible for the cost.
"I request other state governments who had
earlier declared they would ban the film to come forward and file a petition in
the Supreme Court to stop the release of the film."
Kalvi's comments come
as the apex court is to hear on Tuesday a plea by the Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan governments seeking to block the release of "Padmaavat".
The
counsels for the two states on Monday mentioned the matter for urgent hearing
seeking modification/clarification of the court's January 18 order that stayed
notification/orders of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana government banning the
release of the film in the three states.
The court had directed that no
state government would issue an order that might come in the way of the release
of "Padmaavat" on January 25.
The Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
governments have moved the apex court taking the support of the Cinematograph
Act where movie screening can be stopped on grounds of law and order in the
state.
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