Protests Against ´Dostana´ For Promoting ´Gay Culture´!

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The group had forcibly closed the ticket-counter and the gates of the Natraj cinema hall, and it took the police close to an hour to restore normalcy.

Asserting that the movie was against Indian traditions and values, the protesters are demanding that it be immediately banned. The problem started in the morning when a group of students, led by DAV PG College general secretary Parag Bhatt (Aryan Group), gathered outside the Natraj Cinema and started a protest against screening of the movie.

The district president of National Students Union of India (NSUI), Sangram Pundir, along with his supporters also reached the place and joined the protesters. Besides raising slogans against the movie, the protesters also created a lot of ruckus in the theatre premises. In the meantime, the incharge of Kotwali police station J.P.Juyal, along with heavy police force, reached the spot and tried to convince the protesters. However, after heated arguments the cops had to finally resort to lathicharge.

Meanwhile, Pundir claimed that the protest was peaceful and the lathicharge was unnecessary. “The movie promotes gay relations and contains stuff that is not in sync with Indian culture, values and traditions. We are democratically putting forward our demand of a ban on the movie,” he said. The district president of National Students Union of India added that they had also submitted a memorandum in this regard to the district magistrate Amit Singh Negi.

J.P.Juyal said no arrests have been made so far, but as a precautionary measure cops have been deployed at the theatre. He added that the movie shows are on.

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