Members
of
the
Karni
Sena
today
blocked
some
roads
here
to
oppose
the
release
of
the
controversial
film
"Padmaavat".
The
Karni
Sena,
an
organisation
of
the
Rajput
community,
here
staged
blockades
by
burning
tyres
on
roads
connecting
Ujjain
to
Nagda,
Dewas
to
Maksi
and
Agar
to
Kota.
The
Sanjay
Leela
Bansali
directed
period
drama
is
scheduled
to
release
on
January
25.
Superintendent
of
Police
(SP)
Sachin
Atulkar
said
that
the
administration
has
urged
the
protesters
not
to
take
the
law
into
their
hands.
"We
have
cleared
the
road
after
receiving
a
memorandum
from
the
protesters,"
he
said.
There
were
also
reports
that
protesters
had
pelted
vehicles
with
stones
on
the
Agar-Kota
road.
The
SP,
however,
denied
any
incidents
of
violence.
"There
were
small
road
blockades.
We
will
take
stern
legal
action
if
protesters
disrupt
law
and
order,"
he
said.
The
Supreme
Court
had
last
week
paved
the
way
for
the
nationwide
release
of
"Padmaavat",
by
staying
the
ban
on
its
screening
in
Gujarat
and
Rajasthan.
However,
Rajasthan
and
Madhya
Pradesh
today
moved
the
apex
court
seeking
recall
of
its
January
18
order
by
which
the
controversial
film
was
allowed
to
be
released
in
theatres
across
India.
The
film,
starring
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Ranveer
Singh,
is
based
on
the
saga
of
the
13th
Century
battle
between
Maharaja
Ratan
Singh
of
Mewar
and
Sultan
Alauddin
Khilji
of
Delhi.