SC to hear Petetion against 4 states for not Maintaing law and Order

New Delhi Jan 25: Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla on Thursday has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the state governments of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana for not taking steps to ensure law and order before the release of the film 'Padmaavat'.

The SC had agreed to hear the petition on Monday.The leader has said that "The Honorable Supreme Court has agreed to hear my petition on Monday. I prayed to the Honorable Supreme Court that its judgment with regard to Padmaavat on January 18 is not being followed, while the law and order situation is being violated."

He has also said that "Innocent kids are being stoned, they are crying and being tortured. Law and order is the responsibility of the state governments to summon chief secretaries, home secretaries and DGP's of these four states (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana) and ask them why the Supreme Court judgment is not being followed".

Meanwhile, a case has also been filed against Karni Sena in the supreme court. Padmavat is a movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and film features Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor in lead roles.