File photo File photoThe Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday assured all the states that it would give “full consideration” to any request for assistance in relation to the ongoing and potential public order issues which take place because of the controversy surrounding the upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Padmavati’. “Any request for assistance, as and when received, will receive the fullest consideration of the ministry,” he added. Earlier in the day, Sri Rajput Karni Sena said that they would gather in lakhs and call for a nation-wide shutdown on December 1, the release date of the movie. In Jaipur, Shri Rajput Karni Sena founder and patron Lokendra Singh Kalvi said: “Ahinsa bahut zaruri hai, hinsa toh majboori hai. “Rajput Karni Sena is fighting to protect the image of women being portrayed in the films.

Source: Indian Express November 16, 2017 13:00 UTC