Video: Rajput Karni Sena vandalize theatre in Kota for screening Padmavati trailer

Members of the Rajput Karni Sena vandalized a theatre in Aakash Mall in Kota, Rajasthan for showing the trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati. The group along with a few members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are up in arms against the film for allegedly distorting history and portraying Rajputs in poor light. 

Recently, few members of the group had submitted a memorandum to the theatre owner demanding that the trailer of the film not be screened in the theatre. 

A video posted by news agency ANI, has recorded the men shouting slogans and mercilessly vandalizing the glass doors and the booking counter of the theatre. They are also heard using profanities against the makers of the movie. Reportedly, the group was also seen pelting the theatre with stones. 

According to a report in daily, Deccan Chronicle, the police have detained eight people and proceedings are on against several others. However, no FIR has been registered against the vandals as yet. 

The same day, Karni Sena and Sarv Hindu Samaj members held a march against the film to the Kota District Collectorate. 

Meanwhile, Rajasthan’s home minister Gulab Chand Kataria told the media that the state government won’t allow unlawful protests against the film. “We can't stop anyone from protesting against the film. However, we won't allow anyone to do it unlawfully,” he said.