Remove objectionable scenes from ‘Padmavati’: Tanwar to Censor Board

Tribune News Service

Karnal, November 19

State Congress president Ashok Tanwar today demanded the Central Board of Film Certification not to give release certificate to Padmavati till objectionable scenes are removed from the film. He said that nobody has the right to hurt the sentiments of any community and distort history.

He was interacting with mediapersons during bike rally to mark the 101st birth anniversary of former PM Indira Gandhi. He recounted her contributions for the development of the nation.

He said reports about his wife Avantika Tanwar entering politics and contesting Lok Sabha election from Karnal were just a rumour.

Former Deputy Speaker seeks ban on movie

Choudhary Vedpal, a former Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Assembly, has demanded a ban on the screening of ‘Padmavati’, an upcoming movie of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He said the government should not allow the screening of such films that hurt the feelings of people belonging to any community or caste.

Vedpal, state president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said Padmavati was a brave woman and had sacrificed her life to save the dignity of the community and the country. To show such a woman in bad light was unfortunate, he added.

He said Bhansali should have first read the history before making the movie. He added that the NCP would raise the issue at all platforms.