Published 08:58 IST, October 1st 2020

Ravi Kishan gets Y+ security after threats against life post speaking on Bollywood & drugs

BJP MP Ravi Kishan received Y+ category security after alleging that threats to his & his family had been issued after he spoke about the Bollywood-drug nexus

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan expressed gratitude to UP CM Yogi ityanath as he received Y-plus category security following threats to life me to his family after he spoke out about Bollywood-drug nexus links. 

BJP MP has been vociferously opining about widespre use of drugs in film industry and has faced backlash from Bollywood celebrities as well, including fellow Member of Parliament Jaya Bachchan.

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Taking to Twitter, Ravi Kishan thanked UP CM for providing security for his 'family & people of his constituency' and said that his voice would continue to echo people's thoughts. 

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Ravi Kishan thanks UP CM after getting Y+security 

'Respected Maharaj ji, with my security in mind Y+ category protection you have activated for me, my family and people of my Lok Sabha constituency has me us indebted to you and we thank you for it. My voice will continue to resonate in House.' 

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Ravi Kishan gets threats after speaking about Bollywood-drug nexus links

actor has allegedly been ousted by filmmakers from ir projects for his comments on film industry

Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Gorakhpur MP said that he is unfazed by threats on his life and that he will give appropriate responses to his critics at right time. Ravi Kishan spoke about his 'cancelled' projects and revealed, " dates were finalized but suddenly I have been informed that films won't be produced. I haven't probed into exact reason for this but it is weird that I have lost two projects in a day. One was a web series and ar was a film project.".

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He asserted that he is rey to sacrifice his life for country's welfare stating that he has raised his voice for betterment of country's youth and future of film industry in India. Ravi Kishan ded that he didn't think about his own life while talking about country's future in recently concluded Monsoon Session of Parliament. Furr, he claimed that he would take 2-5 bullets for country's future, if a threatening situation should arise.

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Ravi Kishan speaks about Bollywood and drugs in Parliament

BJP MP from Gorakhpur Ravi Kishan raised issue of 'drug diction' in Bollywood and praised Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which has launched a massive crackdown on a drug racket linked to film industry. 

"I want to bring an important issue to tice of all MPs. problem of drug trafficking/diction is on a rise in our country and a conspiracy is being hatched to destroy country's youth. Our neighbouring countries are contributing as smuggling of drugs from Pakistan and China is done every year via Punjab and Nepal," Ravi Kishan said.

"Drug diction is in film industry too. Several people have been apprehended and  NCB is doing very good work. I urge central government to take strict action, apprehend culprits soon, give m befitting punishment and bring an end to conspiracy of neighbouring countries,"  BJP MP stated.

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08:58 IST, October 1st 2020