Goa CM gives green signal to release of 'Padmavat'

Panaji, Jan 10: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that if Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial film 'Padmavat' 'Padmavat' had been given a certificate by the Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC), then the state government did not have a problem to screen it in cinema halls in the state.

Responding to questions during a press conference at the state secretariat at Porvorim near the city, "If they have a censor certificate we do not have objection. If there is a law and order issue, we will look at it then. If there is censor certificate, there is no need to interfere in it... I don't think its big issue. However, definitely I will check up." 
The Chief Minister said that the state police had expressed apprehensions about the film being screened in the during the peak tourism season last month. He, however, said the peak season was over, the apprehension was irrelevant. 
"Police report was for peak season. Peak season is over, so there is no problem," he said. 
Recently women's wing of the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had objected to the screening of the film in the state citing law and order issues and wrong portrayal of queen Padmavati in the film.
The film featuring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh was finally certified by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) last month, though after after much delay and controversy. UNI