<p>Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday jumped into the row over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's <span class="italic">Padmavati</span>.</p>.<p>The chief minister said there must not be any attempt to distort history in films.</p>.<p>Karni Sena, a Rajasthan-based outfit, has been protesting against the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer based on the life of Rani Padmini, a Rajput queen, claiming that it shows her in poor light.</p>.<p>Adityanath also sought deferment of the release saying that it could lead to the breakdown of law and order at a time when there were local body polls in the state.</p>.<p>The state government has written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking the deferment of the film's release on similar grounds.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, protests against the movie erupted in Uttar Pradesh with members of the All India Khastriya Mahasabha squatting on the railway track at the Allahabad station.</p>.<p>In capital Lucknow, office-bearers of a little-known outfit, Rajputana Shaurya Foundation, warned of dire consequences if the film was released in the state.</p>.<p>The foundation president Lokendra Singh also demanded a probe into the source of funds for the movie.</p>.<p>Singh, however, said that he did not support a Karni Sena leader's threat to chop off Deepika Padukone's nose if the film was released.</p>
<p>Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday jumped into the row over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's <span class="italic">Padmavati</span>.</p>.<p>The chief minister said there must not be any attempt to distort history in films.</p>.<p>Karni Sena, a Rajasthan-based outfit, has been protesting against the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer based on the life of Rani Padmini, a Rajput queen, claiming that it shows her in poor light.</p>.<p>Adityanath also sought deferment of the release saying that it could lead to the breakdown of law and order at a time when there were local body polls in the state.</p>.<p>The state government has written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking the deferment of the film's release on similar grounds.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, protests against the movie erupted in Uttar Pradesh with members of the All India Khastriya Mahasabha squatting on the railway track at the Allahabad station.</p>.<p>In capital Lucknow, office-bearers of a little-known outfit, Rajputana Shaurya Foundation, warned of dire consequences if the film was released in the state.</p>.<p>The foundation president Lokendra Singh also demanded a probe into the source of funds for the movie.</p>.<p>Singh, however, said that he did not support a Karni Sena leader's threat to chop off Deepika Padukone's nose if the film was released.</p>