Sanjay Raut asked if Kangana Ranaut has the courage to compare Ahmedabad to ‘mini Pakistan’ (Archive)
Ahmedabad:
On Sunday, the BJP accused Shiv Sena’s deputy Sanjay Raut of “defaming” Gujarat by calling Ahmedabad a “mini-Pakistan” and demanded that he apologize to the people of Gujarat and Ahmedabad.
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai earlier in the day, Sanjay Raut asked if actress Kangana Ranaut had the courage to compare Ahmedabad to ‘mini Pakistan’ the way she compared Mumbai to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Sanjay Raut and Kangana Ranaut have been embroiled in a bitter war of words since the actor called Mumbai unsafe after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
“If that girl apologizes to Mumbai and Maharashtra for calling Mumbai a ‘mini Pakistan’ then I’ll think about it. Does she have the courage to say the same about Ahmedabad?” the deputy of the Seine had asked.
Offended by Sanjay Raut’s comments, Gujarat BJP spokesman Bharat Pandya said the Sena leader insulted the state by calling Ahmedabad a “mini Pakistan”.
“You should apologize to Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Amdavadis,” he said.
Pandya said the Seine should stop taking any opportunity to smear Gujarat, Gujaratis and Gujarati leaders “by targeting them for jealousy, hatred and malice.”
“This is the Gujarat of Gandhiji and Sardar Patel. Sardar Patel has strengthened the unity and integrity of India by uniting 562 kingdoms. Junagadh and Hyderabad were prevented from going to Pakistan and forced to stay in India because of their guts and strength, “he said. said.
Bharat Pandya said that Sardar Patel’s dream of making Kashmir an integral part of India, by removing Article 370, has been fulfilled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, who are from Gujarat.
“Therefore, Gujarat’s contribution to the unity and integrity of India in the past and present should be remembered,” he said.
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