Published 13:26 IST, September 9th 2020
Shiv Sena hammered online for taking hammer to Kangana Ranaut's office; branded 'a joke'
The Shiv Sena-controlled BMC demolished "illegal alterations" at the Bandra office of Kangana Ranaut at a time she is not in Mumbai. Netizens have backed her.
The Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday demolished "illegal alterations" at the Bandra office of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut at a time she is not in Mumbai, and in quite some hurry, starting right after pasting a demolition notice on her gates. This comes amid Ranaut's recent remarks drawing the ire of the ruling Shiv Sena which also controls the BMC, and in light of her being extremely outspoken in seeking justice for Sushant and in explosing Bollywood's alleged drug use.
'I am never wrong'
The 33-year-old actor has alleged that the Maharashtra government is targeting her because of her fight with the Shiv Sena. "I am never wrong and my enemies prove again and again this is why my Mumbai is POK now." Kangana Ranaut wrote in a series of tweets. In other tweets, she wrote, "Pakistan..." and "Babur and his army" along with '#deathofdemocracy'
Several netizens have come out to support the Manikarnika actor and questioning the timing of the demolition drive amid Coronavirus pandemic. People have also asked if Kangana's office was illegal, where was the BMC all this while and why did it act so swiftly within a span of two days which also coincides with the timing of Kangana's spat with the Shiv Sena.
'The result of supporting the truth'
The civic body claimed that during 'regular inspection' it found several illegal constructions and modifications have been carried out without taking necessary approvals from the civic body. The BMC on Tuesday also filed a 'caveat' in a local court, saying it should be heard first if Ranaut challenges the stop-work notice issued to her. Kangana Ranaut approached the Bombay High Court on Wednesday challenging the notice issued by the Mumbai civic body for 'illegal construction' at her office and sought a stay on the demolition process.
Kangana Ranaut vs Shiv Sena
Kangana had on Monday shared on Twitter that BMC officials have threatened to demolish her property in Mumbai amid the war-of-words between the Maharashtra Government and the Bollywood actor. The 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 them.
She added, "I have all the papers, BMC permissions nothing has been done illegally in my property, BMC should send a structure plan to show the illegal construction with a notice, today they raided my place and without any notice tomorrow they demolishing the entire structure." She has also been warned by Sena leaders to not return to Mumbai. This comes amid Kangana's continuous criticism of the Maharashtra government and Mumbai Police's investigation in Sushant's death case.
Updated 14:20 IST, September 9th 2020