'Real freedom' slur from actress Kangana Ranaut: Cong, AAP urge police to invoke 'treason' charges
Darpan News Desk IANS, 12 Nov, 2021 12:26 PM
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have moved the Mumbai Police demanding action against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her recent "real freedom" statements that have sparked a nationwide political furore.
State Congress Working President Arif Naseem Khan lodged a complaint with Sakinaka Police Station seeking FIR under charges of treason against Ranaut for her remarks that "India got 'bheekh' (dole) in 1947, the 'real Freedom' came in 2014".
"This clearly tantamounts to treason and charges under the relevant laws must be filed against the actress," said Khan, who was accompanied by several party leaders like Jagdish Amin, M. Sharif Khan, Prabhakar J. and Maya Khot.
Condemning Ranaut, AAP National Executive member Preeti Sharma-Menon has submitted an application to the Andheri Police Station demanding action against the actress for her "seditious and inflammatory" utterances under the relevant laws.
"Thousands of freedom fighters made their supreme sacrifices to liberate the country from the tyranny of British rule. The contributions of stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patil, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Shahid Bhagat Singh and others will always remain immortal," Khan said.
The great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar A. Gandhi labelled Kangana "an agent of hate, intolerance and rabidity" so it is not surprising she feels that India got her 'real freedom' in 2014 (when the BJP government came to power).
"Hatred, bigotry, sham patriotism and oppression were liberated in India in 2014 and a very poisonous and vicious ideology gained dominance, personified by Prime Minister Narendda Modi," Tushar Gandhi said without mincing words.
Besides Congress and AAP, other major state parties like Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party have demanded Ranaut's arrest, stripping her of all the national honours/awards and an apology to the whole country for denigrating the Indian Freedom of 1947 when the country is celebrating the 75th year of Independence.
Lots of celebrities from the Bollywood film industry grieved the loss of Rajiv Kapoor. The likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Sunny Deol, Naved Jafri all shared their condolences via Twitter.
All his humanitarian work didn’t go unrecognized as he has topped the UK’s 2020 celebrity list. He also received the Bollywood Best Man Of The Year in Norway.
Punjabi singer actor Diljit Dosanjh has now joined the #SupportFarmersProtest. He has also donated 1 Crore Rupees to buy winter wear for the farmers protesting.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is back in the spotlight again in relation to the farmers protests and this time has gone head to head with Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh in a bitter Twitter spat.
