New Delhi, Aug 26: The BJP on Monday denounced its Lok Sabha MP and film actor Kangana Ranaut for her disparaging remarks on the farmers agitation, as it expressed disagreement with her views and made it clear that she is neither permitted nor authorised to comment on the party’s policy matters.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party has directed Kangana Ranaut to not make any statement of this kind in future,” the ruling party said in a statement as her controversial remarks threatened to inflame an issue it has tried hard to contain over the last few years.
The Mandi MP had posted a clip of her interview with Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar in which she suggested that a “Bangladesh-like situation” could have erupted in India but for the country’s strong leadership. She then alleged that “bodies were hanging and rapes were taking place” during the farmers’ protest against the now-repealed three farm laws.
She alleged the involvement of China and the US in the “conspiracy”.
The BJP said, “The statement made by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in the context of the farmers’ agitation is not the opinion of the party. The Bharatiya Janata Party expresses its disagreement with the statement made by Kangana Ranaut.” As the BJP swung to distance itself from her remarks.
With Haryana, where the farmers had extended considerable support to the protest which involved a larger number of farmers from Punjab, going to the polls in a few weeks, the BJP has sought to shield itself from any blowback Ranaut’s remarks may trigger in the state.
Cong demands her expulsion’ AIKS seeks SC intervention
As the BJP expressed disagreement with its MP Kangana Ranaut’s controversial remarks on farmers’ protest, the Congress on Monday said if the ruling party disagrees with her comments then it should expel her from the party.
Congress’s social media head and spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the government should also clarify on the actor-politician’s claim that the US and China were conspiring to create instability within the country.
Meanwhile, the All India Kisan Sabha condemned BJP Lok Sabha MP and actor Kangana Ranaut for suggesting that the farmers’ protests against the now-repealed three farm laws could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation in the country if the top leadership was not strong enough. (PTI)
