'Padmaavat': Karni Sena vandalises theatre in Bihar after SC lifts ban
Members of Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Thursday vandalised a theatre in Muzaffarpur even after the top court paved the way for a countrywide release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film.
At Jyoti Cinema in Muzaffarpur's Mithanpura, around 30-40 activists of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena gathered around 2pm and ransacked the theatre, which is slated to screen Padmaavat from January 25.
The protesters pelted stones, tore the posters at a single screen, and raised slogans against theatre owner against screening the movie.
"Yeh
to
sirf
trailer
hai,
pura
picture
baki
hai
(This
is
just
a
trailer,
wait
for
the
full
film),"
they
shouted
while
vandalising
the
ticket
counters
at
the
cinema
hall.
The
Karni
Sena
has
been
protesting
against
the
movie
in
Patna
and
several
other
places
in
Bihar
over
the
past
couple
of
months.
Earlier on Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat and ensured its all-India release. The ban was imposed by four states - Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh - despite the film being cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
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