Kangana Ranaut is a BJP MP from Mandi
New Delhi: Actor turned politician Kangana Ranaut He has come under fire after his comment on the farmers’ protest sparked a major row with the Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People’s Party (BJP)) issued a statement distancing itself from the statement. Kangana, who is a BJP MP from Mandi, is also facing criticism and alleged death threats for her upcoming film ‘Emergency’, in which she played the role of Indira Gandhi.
Protests erupted in Indore, Madhya Pradesh over Kangana Ranaut’s statement as the Sikh community demanded strict action against her.
On Monday, the “Queen” actress created a stir by saying that the farmers’ protest could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation in India. In a video shared on X, Ranaut claimed that during the farmers’ protest against the three farm laws, “dead bodies were seen hanging and rapes took place.”
In an interview during the promotions of EmergencyKangana Ranaut said, “Anarchy like Bangladesh could have happened in India too, as in the name of Farmers protest“There are outside forces planning to destroy us with the help of insiders. Had it not been for the foresight of our leaders, they would have succeeded.”
Protests in MP
Ranaut also claimed that “there were hanging of bodies and rapes” during the farmers’ protest. She further claimed that this was avoided only because of the foresight of India’s leaders.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of nearly 36 farmer organisations, called Kangana Ranaut’s comments “derogatory and factually incorrect”. The SKM also asked the MP to tender an unconditional apology to India’s farmers for her inappropriate and incorrect remarks and uphold the dignity of her office.
The Sikh community also demanded that the BJP take strict action against Kangana. Shri Guru Singh Samaj and the Sikh community in Indore protested against Kangana and demanded that she be stripped of the Padma Shri.
BJP schools in Kangana
The BJP has distanced itself from Kangana Ranaut’s remarks and asked her to refrain from making such statements in future. The party has also directed the actress-turned-politician not to make such statements in future.
“The statement made by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in the context of the farmers’ movement does not reflect the views of the party. The Bharatiya Janata Party expresses its disagreement with the statement made by Kangana Ranaut,” the party said in the statement.
Death threats due to ’emergency’
Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut is reportedly receiving death threats ahead of the release of her film ‘Emergency’. In the viral video, one person can be heard saying, “If you post this picture, the elders will wear slippers on you. Lafaa toh aapne liya. I am a very proud Indian. If I see you anywhere in my country and Maharashtra, I tell you not only as a Sikh and a proud Marathi, but all my Hindu, Christian and Muslim brothers will also welcome you with chappals.
Kangana reacted to the video on her X account and asked the police for help. Her tweet read, “Please look into this @DGPMaharashtra @himachalpolice @PunjabPoliceInd.”
Congress, AAP Slam Kangana
Leader of the congress Raul Gandhi He accused the BJP-led central government of not only failing to fulfil promises made to farmers but also insulting them.
Responding to Kangana’s remarks, Gandhi said in a post on X: “The fact that the BJP MP has termed the farmers who sacrificed 700 comrades during the 378-day marathon struggle as rapists and representatives of foreign forces is yet another proof of the BJP’s anti-farmer politics and intentions. These shameful anti-farmer remarks are a grave insult to farmers across the country, including western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, which cannot be accepted under any circumstances.”
“The government committee formed at the time of withdrawal of the farmers’ movement is still in the deep freeze, the government has not been able to clarify its stand on MSP till date, no relief has been given to the families of the martyred farmers and furthermore, their defamation continues. The betrayal of the farmers by the Modi government cannot be hidden by disrespecting the food suppliers and attacking their dignity. No matter how much Narendra Modi and the BJP conspire, INDIA will ensure legal guarantee of MSP for the farmers,” he added.
Subtly mocking Mandi MP, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala I asked him, “Get well soon.”
Surjewala wrote on X: “After all, why do BJP people hate the country’s food suppliers so much? The BJP has always lied, cheated, conspired and oppressed our farmers. And yet again, a BJP MP has made baseless allegations against our food suppliers. The question is, has Kangana made this cheap allegation against farmers as per the BJP’s election strategy?”
The Congress leader, who hails from Haryana, also asked, “Were these words only from Kangana or did someone else copy them? If not, why are the Prime Minister of the country, the Chief Minister of Haryana and all the BJP MPs and legislators silent on this issue?”
He Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) slammed the BJP government over BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s statement on farmers.
Haryana AAP president Dr Sushil Gupta said that Kangana had made controversial statements on farmers earlier too. “Now she has again spat venom against farmers. The BJP’s mindset has been that those who abuse farmers are rewarded with positions in the BJP,” he said. He said that the BJP termed the farmers’ martyrdom as a normal death and has not even passed a condolence resolution till date.
Notably, Ranaut has been a strong critic of the farmers’ protests against the three now-repealed farm laws. In 2020, she allegedly misidentified a woman farmer from Punjab participating in the protests and called her Bilkis Bano, an elderly woman who had become one of the faces of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi. She had also said that the woman was “available for ₹100”, suggesting that she could be hired for the protests.
Kangana Ranaut was elected as a Member of Parliament from the BJP in the recently held Lok Sabha elections. She is leading from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.
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