Punjab Govt stops screening of MSG

Chandigarh:  Punjab Government on Saturday decided to stop screening of the controversial movie Messenger of God (MSG)’, featuring Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, “in view of reports of tensions surrounding its release in some other parts of the country”.
“The decision has been taken in the larger and crucial interest of preserving peace and social harmony in the state and safeguarding the age-old emotional bonds among people professing different faiths in the state,” according to an official release here on Saturday evening.
“It (the order to stop screening) comes into force with immediate effect and shall apply to all forms of (public and private) exhibition and viewing of the film in the state including in cinema houses,” it said.
“The action was also necessitated following Intelligence inputs about breach of peace in case the movie was allowed to be screened in the state,” Harcharan Bains, Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister, told PTI.
High alerts have been sounded in Punjab and Haryana after protests were staged against the proposed release of the movie on Sunday. (PTI)