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aying that “it is not right to comment on the past”, Rajasthan as it could incite communal passions. A day later, the BJP alleged that his ‘anti-Hindu stand’ encouraged PWD engineers to demolish the entrance gate to the Salasar Balaji temple, which has a Ram Darbar depiction on top, to widen a road. Meanwhile, interpreting Gehlot’s words in their own way, the Kota administration imposed restrictions under Section 144 in the city. Following the outcry, the government is now rebuilding the gate, promising to instal idols over it and has removed references to the movie from prohibitory orders.

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