BJP said that Kangana Ranaut is not authorized to discuss policy matters on behalf of the party.
New Delhi:
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has been reprimanded by the BJP leadership after her comments on farmers' protests. Condemnation is accompanied by a clarification – Kangana Ranaut's comments do not represent the views of the party, the BJP announced today.
The BJP's displeasure comes a day after a 38-year-old BJP MP suggested that farmers' protests could have led to a Bangladesh-like crisis in India had the government not taken drastic measures.
The BJP said in a statement, “Kangana Ranaut is not permitted to discuss policy matters on behalf of the party and is not permitted to do so. The BJP has directed Ms. Ranaut to refrain from speaking in the future.” I should refrain from making such statements.”
Earlier, BJP leaders in Haryana and Punjab had also advised the Mandi MP from Himachal Pradesh to refrain from making inflammatory comments. “Talking about farmers is not Kangana's department, Kangana's statement is personal, PM Modi and BJP are farmer friends, opposition parties are working against us and Kangana's statement is doing the same, they are like this. should not make statements on sensitive or religious issues, religious organizations,” said Punjab BJP leader Harjit Grewal.
His comments also drew backlash from the Congress, with leader Randeep Surjewala asking the BJP leader to “get well soon”. Mr. Surjewalal, a campaigner campaigning in Haryana that witnessed the year-long farmers' protest, asked, “Were those just Kangana's words or someone else copied them? If not, So why is the BJP silent on this matter?”
Ms. Ranaut, known for her provocative remarks, has been a vocal critic of farmers' protests against the three farm laws that have now been repealed.
In 2020, he allegedly misidentified a female farmer from Punjab who was participating in the protest as Bilquis Bano – an elderly woman who had previously led anti-CAA protests in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. I became one of them. . He had also said that the woman was “available for Rs 100”, suggesting that she could be hired for the protest.
The statement sparked a massive controversy that reignited when Ms Ranaut was slapped by a female Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable at the Chandigarh airport when she flew to Delhi in June this year. had been