
The Chief Minister said his government would take all possible steps, as and when deemed necessary, to ensure no disruption in law and order. The state government will review the situation and take appropriate decision if it becomes necessary in the future," he added.
the Chief Minister said no action was required on his government's part at present. "The filmmakers in their petition in the Supreme Court clearly said that looking at the sensitivity of the issue and public sentiments involved, they had decided not to release it film in Punjab for the time being," the spokesperson said. The Akal Takht on Monday announced a ban on the movie for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a section of the Sikh community over the portrayal of the first Sikh Guru as a living human being. "Any decision to ban the movie has become unnecessary in view of the filmmaker's decision against releasing it in Punjab," a government spokesperson quoted Amarinder Singh as saying in a statement here. Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) On a day the Supreme Court cleared the decks for the release of film 'Nanak Shah Fakir' on April 13, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said no official intervention was needed in Punjab due to filmmaker's reported decision not to release it in the border state.Īmarinder Singh also denied media reports that the Punjab government had ordered a ban on the film's release.
