The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for either a ban or a “temporary” delay in the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period film Padmavati, saying it hurts the sentiments of the Rajput community and also to “prevent unnecessary tension” ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections, reports have said.
The Times of India reported on Wednesday that the BJP wrote to the Election Commission and Gujarat’s chief electoral officer, “to arrange for a pre-release viewing of the film by select Rajput representatives to alleviate their raised tempers and provide fair opportunity to prevent unnecessary tension ahead of polls”.
Gujarat will hold elections on December 9 and 14.
Members of the Rajput community have alleged that there has been an attempt to distort history by depicting a romantic angle between Rajput queen Padmavati and Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji.
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