BJP spokesperson wonders why the director didn’t lodge an FIR against protesting hooligans
Subhash K Jha (DNA; January 31, 2017)

While condemning the attack on Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the crew of Padmavati in Jaipur on Friday, the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expresses deep regret at the filmmaker’s failure to do the right thing. “He should’ve lodged an FIR against the people responsible for this outrage. There would have been immediate action against the miscreants. The culprits would have been booked and taken into custody. By not registering an FIR, the director has done disservice to his film. This lack of action against criminal behaviour will encourage other fringe groups to take the law into their hands,” says BJP’s Shaina NC.

However, she is in full support of SLB. “I can understand his reluctance to take this matter any further. When you’ve gone through what he has, it is natural to be shaken.”

Shaina adds, “They are fringe sections doing their own thing and we certainly do not endorse their unruly behaviour.” When reminded that Bhansali was roughed up in a BJP-run state, Shaina says, “That’s true. But like I said for any action to be taken the director had to first report the matter. There will be an inquiry only then can action be taken. Also, if the miscreants had an issue regarding the film they should’ve taken legal recourse. We do not approve of lawless behaviour in a democracy.”