Published 14:50 IST, September 9th 2020
'You NAUGHTY': BJP's Sambit Patra fires jibe at Shiv Sena as HC comes to Kangana's rescue
The Bombay HC stayed the demolition drive being undertaken by the BMC at the property of actor Kangana Ranaut in Mumbai. BJP's Sambit Patra has responded
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Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday demolished what it alleged were "illegal alterations" at Bandra office of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut. However, Bombay High Court has stayed furr demolition at Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika films' office. Bombay HC has asked civic body to file a reply on actor's petition and will hear matter on Thursday.
'You naughty stop demolition'
Kangana's lawyer had filed a plea in High Court earlier in day and sought interim relief from demolition process. BMC on Wednesday entered property and razed parts of it with JCB and or equipment. Reacting to fast-paced developments, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted saying, "You NAUGHTY STOP DEMOLITION".
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Sambit Patra was taking an apparent dig at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut who while clarifying his abusive remark on Kangana Ranaut had said that he meant to call her "naughty girl" in his own langu. Raut had earlier refused to apologise for his remark. He had said that if Kangana apologises to Maharashtra for her ‘Mumbai feels like PoK’ remark, n he can think about apologising to her for his statement.
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Kangana Ranaut vs Shiv Sena
Sena and Ranaut have been locked in a bitter war of words since actress said she didn't trust Mumbai Police after death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Reacting strongly to her comment, Shiv Sena's newly appointed spokesperson Sanjay Raut had purportedly said, "We kindly request her t to come to Mumbai. This is thing but an insult to Mumbai Police." Hitting back, Ranaut tweeted, "Why is Mumbai feeling like Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir?" tweet evoked strong reaction from leaders of Sena and ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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Kangana had on Monday shared on Twitter that BMC officials have threatened to demolish her property in Mumbai amid war-of-words between Maharashtra Government and Bollywood actor. Manikarnika actor shared a video where allegedly BMC workers can be seen at Manikarnika films- Kangana's production house in Mumbai. She has also shared that her office has been "forcefully" taken over and that her neighbours in Mumbai are being harassed by m.
She added, "I have all papers, BMC permissions thing has been done illegally in my property, BMC should send a structure plan to show illegal construction with a tice, today y raided my place and without any tice tomorrow y demolishing entire structure."
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14:50 IST, September 9th 2020