chief of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, after its
spokesperson declared that over 1,900
women of the community are "ready to
commit "jauhar or mass immolation as part
of protests over the release of Sanjay Leela
Bhansali's " Padmaavat". Police swooped
down on the residences of Karni Sena
Chittorgarh unit President, Govind Singh
Khangarot, and Vice President Kamlendu
Singh Solanki at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and
arrested them. Police also arrested Devendra
Singh, one of the main members of the
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Speaking to IANS, Rajpratap Singh, state
media in charge Karni Sena, said that "Police
are trying their best to curb our protest.
"We are not being allowed to take out a rally
or stage protest. There is nakabandi' all
around and strict police arrangements have
been made in this town, he said. "We have
called a meeting and will unveil our next
phase of action by evening after a call taken
by our Chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi, he
added. (ALSO READ: Padmaavat needed the
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On Tuesday, a senior spokesperson of the
Karni Sena from Chittorgarh had said that
"people from the city of Queen Padmaavat
are disheartened with the verdict of the
Supreme Court. "If we want, we can choose
violent ways and disturb people and
tourists. However, on the contrary, our
women have decided to opt for jauhar
(mass immolation) without disturbing
anyone, he said. He claimed that "wood has
been collected at the jauhar location and
1,908 women have registered for jauhar. If
the administration allows us to climb on top
of the fort, we will do so.
The film releases on Thursday. The Karni
Sena and other fringe groups claim
Bhansali's period drama distorts history.
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