BJP leader demands regular dope tests for actors as drug angle is probed in Sushant Singh Rajput case

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vishwas Sarang wrote a letter to Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar demanding a doping test of actors and celebrities from the movie trade, on the traces of the test performed for sportspersons.

This comes within the backdrop of the brand new flip within the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise whereby the members of the family of the late actor have alleged that Rajput was being administered medicine by his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.

The BJP chief, in his letter, had stated that youth nowadays “follow” actors as their icons and duplicate every thing together with their dressing model. He additional stated that they’ve additionally began adopting comparable life. The letter additionally drew consideration in the direction of the rising variety of Bollywood “drug parties” being reported within the media with the latest one being associated to the demise case of Rajput’s demise. This is resulting in a nasty impact on the youth as they’re additionally getting concerned in medicine, he wrote.

Sarang stated that identical to gamers within the area of sports activities undergo dope test via World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) or the National Anti-Doping Organization (NADA), actors also needs to be subjected to the identical to make sure eradication of drug abuse within the movie trade. Sarang stated that identical to gamers, there ought to be guidelines mandating the dope exams for movie stars.

He advised that the NADA ought to intervene and common dope exams of celebrities ought to be finished and people discovered responsible have to be sentenced to 2 years of a life ban from working in movies.