Devendra Fadnavis said Maharashtra should correct its priorities.
Mumbai / New Delhi:
Amid the dispute over the partial demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut’s office in Mumbai by the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation earlier this week, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has targeted the Uddhav Thackeray government. “You are not going to demolish Dawood’s house, but you want to demolish the actor’s house,” said the former prime minister of Maharashtra, referring to the gift of the underworld.
“The government of Maharashtra believes that the state is not fighting the coronavirus … but actor Kangana (Ranaut). Today, the highest number of coronavirus cases is in Maharashtra. Every day, there is an increase of between 23,000 and 25,000 cases. Forty percent of Covid “Related deaths are being recorded in the country from Maharashtra,” the 50-year-old BJP leader told reporters. With 9.9 lakh of cases recorded so far, Maharashtra is the been most affected by the outbreak.
“But the Maharashtra government doesn’t want to fight that … they are fighting Kangana. I want to tell you … how much energy are they spending fighting the actor, even if they spend half to control the outbreak, the state can save many lives . They must get their priorities right, “he said.
In response to a question about allegations that the BJP is trying to arouse feelings in Bihar over the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Fadnavis said: “The BJP never raised the issue of Kangana Ranaut. Why is the Maharashtra government giving controversial statements on the matter – that he should not come to Mumbai. Kangana is not a national political leader, however this issue was so prominently featured. You are not going to demolish Dawood’s house, but you want to demolish the actor’s house. Who stoked the issue? How’s the BJP linked? “
The head of the CPN, Sharad Pawar, said today that the state government “had no role to play in the demolition.” “The decision was made by the BMC. The state government had no role in it. The civic body did it by following its rules and regulations,” Pawar said, as quoted by the ANI news agency. Earlier, speaking to reporters, Pawar had said that the BMC move had ended up giving the actor “unnecessary publicity.”
On Thursday, the Bombay High Court halted the demolition of Ms. Ranaut’s Pali office; the court will resolve the matter again on September 22.
The 33-year-old actor claimed Wednesday’s demolition by Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Corporation was just revenge.
In its ruling Wednesday, the Superior Court said that the way the BMC proceeded to initiate the demolition work “prima facie does not appear to be in good faith and smacks of bad faith.”
Ms. Ranaut’s statement that she was “afraid to live in Mumbai” had intensified the battle between Ms. Ranaut and the Shiv Sena. She compared the country’s financial capital to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir.
The Sena lashed out at Maharashtra’s Interior Minister Anil Desmukh, suggesting that the actor, who was in his hometown of Manali, not return to Mumbai.
Prior to her return to Mumbai, Ms. Ranaut thanked Union Interior Minister Amit Shah after obtaining Y-Plus security status. “This proves that the voice of a patriot cannot be crushed by fascists. I am grateful to Amit Shah, if he had wanted, he could have advised me to go to Mumbai after a few days, but he respected a daughter of India, he protected her pride and self -respect. Jai Hind, “he tweeted in Hindi.
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