Kangana Ranaut has been targeting the government of Congress-Shiv Sena- NCP (Archive)
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik should be arrested immediately for threatening actress Kangana Ranaut, who has sparked controversy with her comment that Mumbai “felt like Pakistani-occupied Kashmir,” the chairwoman of the National Commission for the Woman, Rekha Sharma.
“According to ANI, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik threatened Kangana in an interview. You must be arrested immediately, Mumbai police. Taking suo motu (knowledge),” Ms. Sharma tweeted.
According to @AND ME@ShivSena MLA Pratap Sarnaik threatens @KanganaTeam In an interview. You must be arrested immediately @CPMumbaiPolicia. Taking suo motu. pic.twitter.com/S0lUN2zobX
– Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) September 4, 2020
Ms Ranaut, a supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, has been targeting the Congressional-Shiv Sena-NCP government and Bollywood over the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
After her constant attacks on the Mumbai government and police, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had written to the party spokesperson: “We kindly ask you not to come to Mumbai. This is nothing more than an insult to the Mumbai police. The Home Office should take action on top of that. “
To Raut’s comment, Ms Ranaut had responded by saying: “Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena leader, has openly threatened me and asked me not to return to Mumbai, after the Aazadi graffiti on the streets of Mumbai and now the open threats, why is Mumbai feeling like Pakistan is occupying Kashmir? “
The actor’s reaction was criticized by various politicians from the ruling parties. Sarnaik, however, went one step further when she said that female members of her party would slap her if she landed in Mumbai.
“MP Sanjay Raut warned Kangana in a very gentle way. If she comes here, our brave women will not leave without slapping her. I will demand that Kangana be charged with sedition for comparing Mumbai, the city that creates industrialists and movie stars, with PoK, “Sarnaik tweeted in Marathi on Friday.
Ms. Ranaut on Friday, in a challenge to Mr. Raut without naming him, tweeted that he will land at Mumbai airport on September 9. “Kisi ke baap mein himmat hai toh rok le (Stop me if you dare),” he wrote.
Rajput, a successful actor, was found dead in his Mumbai home in June. Mumbai police had said he died by suicide, but his family demanded an investigation into the circumstances that led to his death. His father, KK Singh, had filed a complaint in Bihar against the actor’s friend, Rhea Chakraborty, and her family, alleging financial deception and harassment of Mr. Rajput. The investigation was later transferred to CBI, which called Ms. Chakraborty several times to question her.
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