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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 07:15 PM IST
With less than 24 hours left for the release of Bollywood movie Padmaavat, protests continued in various places in the country including Bhopal, Gurgaon, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad. Protesters on Wednesday blocked Delhi-Jaipur highway and Gurgaon's Wazirpur-Pataudi road with some incidents reported from various parts.
The Ahmedabad Police have arrested 48 people from various locations under act of rioting for unleashing violence in the city. On Tuesday night, miscreants pelted stones and tried to set vehicles ablaze outside some multiplexes. Members of some fringe outfits held a protest in Bhopal where they burnt Bhansali's effigy.
On Tuesday, Supreme Court turned down pleas by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments and refused to modify an earlier order that cleared the decks for the nationwide release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali flick.
Maintaining that states were under constitutional obligation to maintain law and order, the top court had said this duty also included providing police protection to persons involved in the film, its exhibition and the audience.
The lavishly mounted film,starring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji, the film was slated for release on December 1 last year but was postponed as the makers had not got a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), or the censor board, till then.
A school bus carrying children was also attacked by protesters in Gurugram.
Haryana: A school bus attacked by vandals protesting against release of #Padmavaat in #Gurugram (Pictures from User Video) pic.twitter.com/rAQTPJaILD
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Heavy security forces deployed outside malls, cinema halls in Gurugram. "Law and Order situation under control," says Haryana top cop
Haryana: Security forces deployed outside INOX Gurgaon Dreamz in #Gurugram ahead of the release of #Padmavaat tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/sJFuuvw3CE
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Law and Order situation is under control. At some places people tried to take law in their hands, situation has been controlled promptly and action has been initiated against the hooligans: Mohd. Akil, ADGP Law & Order, Haryana #Padmavaat pic.twitter.com/pjeCa5286h
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Indra Cinemas in Jammu vandalized, protesters raise slogans against Padmaavat
Ticket counter of Indra Cinemas in Jammu has been vandalized, an eyewitness says protesters raised slogans against the movie #Padmaavat pic.twitter.com/vCy5pGkaNc
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
There aren't many cinema halls in Rajasthan who're ready to screen 'Padmaavat': Rajasthan Home Minister
We've appealed protesters that if they want to protest while being within framework of law & order, they can go ahead with it. As a matter of fact, there aren't many cinema halls in Rajasthan who're ready to screen the film: Gulab Chand Kataria,Rajasthan Home Minister #Padmavaat pic.twitter.com/beSCxAG53i
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Clubs and bars in Gurugram ordered to be closed from 7 pm on 24th January till further order
Clubs & Bars in Gurugram ordered to be closed from 7 pm on 24th January till further order in the light of protests against #Padmavaat. Action to be taken against defaulters. #Haryana
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Protests near Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan over 'Padmaavat' release
Rajasthan: Protests staged in the area near Chittorgarh Fort in protest against #Padmaavat pic.twitter.com/Sybospb4u6
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Protesters torch bus and pelts tones at Gurugram's Sohna Road
#WATCH: Protesters torched bus and pelted stones in protest against #Padmaavat at Gurugrams' Sohna Road. #Haryana pic.twitter.com/B13t6l8XuI
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
#Visuals from Haryana: Protesters pelted stones & torched a bus at #Gurugram's Sohna Road in protest against #Padmaavat pic.twitter.com/I7Bb4DHuxW
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2018
Chittor Fort in Rajasthan shuts down amid protests over the release of 'Padmaavat'
Mumbai Police has detained around 50 supporters of Karni Sena in the city for protesting against "Padmaavat"
Protesters pelt stones at PVS mall in Meerut (UP), police force deployed.
Meerut: Stones pelted at PVS mall allegedly in protest against #Padmaavat. Police deployed on the spot, investigation underway. pic.twitter.com/WmmaZG5K1V
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 24, 2018
If govt can't get one movie released safely, how do they expect investments: Kejriwal on Padmaavat row
If all state govts, central govt and SC together cannot get one movie released and run safely, how can we expect investments to flow in? Forget FDI, even local investors wud feel hesitant. Not gud for already dwindling economy. Bad for jobs
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 24, 2018
No multiplex in Gujarat to screen Padmavat till amicable agreement is reached, says Gujarat Multiplex Association President Manubhai Patel
The state has estimated 120 multiplexes, Ahmedabad has 32
We are adamant on our stand that Padmavaat movie should be banned, there should be a self-imposed curfew by people: Rajput Karni Sena
Over 35 supporters of Karni Sena, protesting against 'Padmaavat' detained in Mumbai: Police official.
In Mathura, protesters stopped a train at Bhuteshwar railway station.
Security tightened outside Wave cinema in Lucknow
Protesters block Delhi-Jaipur highway, Gurgaon's Wazirpur-Pataudi road.
