Punjab theatres avoid screening MSG-2, spark protests

September 19, 2015 12:27

Members of Dera Sacha Sauda, headed by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, are holding protests in Punjab after theatre owners decided not to screen the film Messenger of God 2. The protesters stage a rail roko, which has led to the cancellation of 16 trains.

There has been no official ban on the film, but it was released only in a handful cinema halls on Friday with most not willing to take the risk of screening it in view of the call for its ban by various Sikh outfits.

No cinema hall in Bathinda, the hub of Dera activities in Punjab with its state headquarters at Salabatpura in the district, screened the movie starring the Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. MSG-2 is a sequel to the first film.

Read: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's interview here

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