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Key points
- The alleged link between Bollywood and the drug cartel was pointed out in Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session.
- Drug addiction is also in the film industry, said BJP MP Ravi Kishan
- Jaya Bachchan, a day later, said that the image of the whole fraternity cannot be tarnished because of some people.
New Delhi: Amid a dispute over Bollywood’s alleged links to the drug cartel that emerged during the investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, the government said Tuesday that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) received no actionable information. that shows the supposed nexus between people in the film industry and drug traffickers.
The film industry has come under harsh criticism after the anti-drug agency arrested Rajput’s girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty, in connection with the drug investigations in the case.
In response to a written question in the Lok Sabha, Household Union Minister of State G Kishan Reddy said the NCB conducts searches, seizures, arrests and investigations continuously throughout the year on self-developed actionable supplies. themselves or received from other sources.
“During the COVID-19 shutdown period, NCB received no such actionable inputs that would reveal the nexus between people in the movie industry and drug traffickers,” he said.
“However, NCB Mumbai zonal unit has registered a case in this regard on August 28, 2020. To date, 10 people have been arrested in this case. Drugs such as Ganja, Hashish, Tetra Hydro Cannabinol and De-ethylamide of lysergic acid They have been caught in the operation “, he added.
Bollywood drug nexus raised in Parliament
The alleged link between Bollywood and the drug cartel was raised in Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session on Monday with actor and politician Ravi Kishan claiming that “drug addiction also exists in the film industry.”
The BJP deputy had praised the NCB for its ongoing investigation into the drugs angle linked to the Rajput death case, in which Chakraborty, his brother Showik and four others have been arrested.
“Drug addiction is also in the movie industry. Several people have been detained, NCB is doing a very good job. I urge the central government to take strict measures, apprehend the culprits soon, punish them accordingly and put an end to the conspiracy of neighboring countries, ”he had said.
Jaya Bachchan defends the film industry
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan harshly criticized Kishan for his accusation of drug nexus in Bollywood in Parliament and said the image of the entire fraternity cannot be tarnished because of some people.
“People in the entertainment industry are being whipped by social media. People who made a name for themselves in the industry have called him a scoundrel. I completely disagree and really dissociate myself. I hope the government will tell those people don’t use this kind of language, “Bachchan said in Rajya Sabha.
Launching a blow at the BJP MP, Bachchan said that people belonging to the film industry are making such statements against him.
“Just because there are some people, you can’t tarnish the image of the whole industry. I’m really ashamed and ashamed that yesterday one of our members in Lok Sabha, who is from the film industry, spoke out against it. It’s a sham.” he said, referring to actor Bhojpuri’s statement in Lok Sabha about the alleged Bollywood drug cartel.
