Seeking legal view on Kanganas remarks urged police to register complaint Maha Cong chief
Mumbai Nov 17 PTI The Congress is seeking legal opinion on Kangana Ranauts recent comments on Indias independence and a party leader has already requested the police to register a complaint against her the partys Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole said on Wednesday and dubbed the actors remarks anti-nationalSpeaking to reporters here Patole said the Congress will take a firm stand against such coordinated attacksCongress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said BJPs attempt to murder the ideology of Gandhi ji through its puppets was neither successful in the past nor will it succeed in the future Gandhi is the past as well as the future Days after her Indias independence in 1947 was bheek remarks triggered a row Ranaut on Tuesday claimed Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh got no support from Mahatma Gandhi and went on to mock his mantra of ahimsa by saying that offering another cheek gets you bheek not freedomShe had described Indias Independence as bheek or alms and declared that freedom came in 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led government came to powerIn a series of posts on Instagram Ranaut this time targeted Gandhi and said choose your heroes wiselyThere are some Hindi film actors who are given some awards and being used to distort the historical facts We are seeking a legal opinion on the matter Once we arrive at a decision the party will take its next firm stand regarding such coordinated attacks Patole said when asked about comments made by RanautHe said Congress leader Naseem Khan a former minister has already requested the police to file a complaint against RanautPatole said such distortion of facts is an anti-national act but the ruling dispensation is encouraging such commentsSpeaking on the violence that had erupted in Amaravati Malegaon and Nanded cities in Maharashtra last week Patole alleged the BJP is playing a communal card in Maharashtra to polarise voters ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly pollsThe police investigation will bring out the truth behind such incidents he saidThe Congress is one of the constituents in the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in MaharashtraOn Friday stone-pelting was witnessed in Amravati Malegaon and some other cities during rallies taken out by Muslim organisations protesting against alleged communal violence in TripuraOn Saturday a mob hurled stones at shops in Amravatis Rajkamal Chowk area during a bandh shut-down called by the BJP prompting the police to impose a curfew for four days PTI ND SKC ZMN
Mumbai Nov 17 PTI The Congress is seeking legal opinion on Kangana Ranauts recent comments on Indias independence and a party leader has already requested the police to register a complaint against her the partys Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole said on Wednesday and dubbed the actors remarks anti-nationalSpeaking to reporters here Patole said the Congress will take a firm stand against such coordinated attacksCongress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said BJPs attempt to murder the ideology of Gandhi ji through its puppets was neither successful in the past nor will it succeed in the future Gandhi is the past as well as the future Days after her Indias independence in 1947 was bheek remarks triggered a row Ranaut on Tuesday claimed Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh got no support from Mahatma Gandhi and went on to mock his mantra of ahimsa by saying that offering another cheek gets you bheek not freedomShe had described Indias Independence as bheek or alms and declared that freedom came in 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led government came to powerIn a series of posts on Instagram Ranaut this time targeted Gandhi and said choose your heroes wiselyThere are some Hindi film actors who are given some awards and being used to distort the historical facts We are seeking a legal opinion on the matter Once we arrive at a decision the party will take its next firm stand regarding such coordinated attacks Patole said when asked about comments made by RanautHe said Congress leader Naseem Khan a former minister has already requested the police to file a complaint against RanautPatole said such distortion of facts is an anti-national act but the ruling dispensation is encouraging such commentsSpeaking on the violence that had erupted in Amaravati Malegaon and Nanded cities in Maharashtra last week Patole alleged the BJP is playing a communal card in Maharashtra to polarise voters ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly pollsThe police investigation will bring out the truth behind such incidents he saidThe Congress is one of the constituents in the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in MaharashtraOn Friday stone-pelting was witnessed in Amravati Malegaon and some other cities during rallies taken out by Muslim organisations protesting against alleged communal violence in TripuraOn Saturday a mob hurled stones at shops in Amravatis Rajkamal Chowk area during a bandh shut-down called by the BJP prompting the police to impose a curfew for four days PTI ND SKC ZMN
