Padmaavat violence: Schools shut in Delhi; protesters attack GD Goenka World School bus

NEW DELHI: The school bus had been attacked by protesters in Gurgaon against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film "Padmaavat". They did not want to display this movie in any cinema halls. Due to protesting of the movie, several schools have been closed around Delhi city. At least eighteen people have been detained who were involved in school bus attacking that occurred on January 24(Wednesday) during protests against Bhansali’s movie Padmaavat. It is expected that protesters who have been arrested for pelting stones on the school bus in Haryana, will be produced before a local court in Gurugram. The bus was carrying students of GD Goenka World School. Teachers and staff were also traveling on the bus when a violent mob protesting against Padmaavat, began to pelt stones on it.     Haryana Minister Ram Bilas Sharma had said that authorities had not expected that such an incident will take place. "It is a worrying incident, and I am sure there will be a solution to this whole issue today," he said. The bus conductor had said that protesters were pelting stones on cars and clashing with police. "We tried to navigate safely but got caught in the violence, fortunately, we were able to ensure the safety of children which was our priority," the bus conductor said. Meanwhile, the Rajput Karni Sena has denied such type of incident. The Karni Sena has been protesting vociferously against and has demanded a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali ' s "Padmaavat", which they say distorts history.