The Rajput Karni Sena and other Hindu organizations are demanding the nationwide strike on December 1 and also threatening for the violence if the movie release was not stalled.
In Jaipur, Shri Rajput Karni Sena founder and patron Lokendra Singh Kalvi said: "Ahinsa bahut zaruri hai, hinsa toh majboori hai. Jauhar ki jwala hai, bahut kucch jalega. Rok sako toh is Padmavati ko rok lo (Non-violence is important but violence is the last resort. This is the fire of Jauhar, a lot will burn. Stop this Padmavati if you can)."
Demanding the nationwide strike on December 1, Kalvi said the Karni Sena will take the support of like-minded individuals and organizations, many of them having publicly objected to the film. "We are not talking of a Rajasthan bandh, but a Bharat bandh on December 1," he said.
He accused Bhansali of back-tracking on an agreement with the outfit. "The censor board has certain limitations. It does not deliberate upon history, hence we had demanded a pre-censor board," he said. But Bhansali had "betrayed" them, the leader said and did not share the trailer or the songs with the Karni Sena, so they now wanted a ban on the film.
There are groups who are protesting against the film and claiming the film has distorted the facts of history. However, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has come out in support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati, saying that protesting against a film without watching it was unacceptable.
"There are still 15 days left for the release of the film. There are some political parties opposing it. It does not make sense to protest without watching what the film contains. We will watch it and if there is anything unacceptable we will discuss it with the director to find a solution," Ameya Khopkar, MNS Chitrapat Karmachari Sena president, said.
