Haryana govt bans release of Padmaavat

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to ban the release of movie Padmaavat in the state.

The decision was disclosed by finance minister Capt. Abhimanyu after a meeting of the state Cabinet, held under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday.

Health minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said that a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet keeping in view the sentiments of a large number of people who felt that historical had been distorted. The minister said that in the previous Cabinet meeting, too, he had demanded a ban on the film.

“In the last Cabinet meeting, I had raised the issue of banning the film because of distortion of historic facts. In that meeting, the CM had assured that when the censor board clears the film, a decision will be taken by the government,” he added.

“In today’s meeting, I again raised the issue and said the film should be banned keeping in view the law and order situation of the state as the film was facing stiff opposition from various quarters,” Mr Vij said.