The ban on Jodhaa Akbar by MP government lifted! A victory for fair play

The ban on Jodhaa Akbar put unilaterally by the MP government has been stayed by the High Court. When the ban was imposed on the movie by the MP government, there were hardly any protests in the state. In fact the few stray protests by the Rajput groups died down in a few days. But will our governments who are more political than social let sleeping dogs lie? No they won't and soon we had a scenario where Government banned a movie expecting trouble when there was none. Some might defend the cation as over zealous but if one looked at the ground situation, it was obvious there were no major Rajput organizations, militant or otherwise who could cause problems or create a law and order problem. It was just a non-performing government trying to score a few brownie points with a small community.

In fact there were a few Rajput groups who protested the move and files a PIL against the government and asked them to revoke the ban. There were also the distributors who were upset by the ban as they felt it highly unnecessary and were keen to cash in on the immense interest them movie has generated.

Thankfully the High Court saw this cheap political stunt by the MP government and had the ban on Jodhaa Akbar revoked. WIth this UTV and Ashutosh Gowariker will be mighty pleased as it will ensure they do not lose on on valuable revenue on the movie. It will also be a sharp reminder to other governments that they cannot play around with the law as they please.