Shiv Sena vs Kangana row: Political, legal tussle day after demolition drive

A grievance has been filed towards actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly utilizing foul language towards Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, an official stated on Thursday.

A non-cognisable offence has been registered towards the 33-year-old actor at Vikhroli police station based mostly on the grievance filed by Nitin Mane, a city-based advocate, the official stated.

“…we asked the complainant to approach court. No FIR was registered,” Prashant Kadam, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP), Zone VII, stated.

Ranaut’s current remarks that she felt unsafe in Mumbai after the dying of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and a September three tweet likening Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have drawn sharp condemnation by ruling Shiv Sena leaders, who allege she insulted town and its police power.

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After the Mumbai civic physique demolished components of an workplace she owns, Ranaut criticised CM Uddhav Thackeray, a Sena chief. In a scathing video message posted on social media on Wednesday, she advised the CM that the “wheels of time” will flip.

As a row raged, the Sena stated the Kangana “episode is a closed chapter”. Sena chief and its chief spokesperson, Sanjay Raut, met celebration chief and CM Thackeray, however Raut denied that the assembly had something to do with the controversy. “What is left to discuss? The [Kangana] episode is over and we have forgotten about it already. We are back to our daily political, social and administrative work,” Raut advised reporters.

The Sena management, in line with celebration insiders who didn’t wish to be named, has directed its leaders and spokespersons to not interact in any verbal spat with the actor.

“The action at Ranaut’s office was carried out by BMC. It has no connection with the Shiv Sena. BMC has their legal department. You can talk to the mayor or BMC commissioner about it,” Raut stated.

He dismissed studies that Congress president Sonia Gandhi referred to as Thackeray over the difficulty. “Do not spread such rumours. No such thing happened,” he stated.

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The Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar — an ally of the Sena— publicly questioned the timing of the BMC motion on Wednesday at the same time as he stated the actor’s statements shouldn’t be given a lot significance.

Raut, nevertheless, downplayed Pawar’s statements and stated, “Whether it is Pawar saheb or Sonia ji, nobody has made any statement expressing disappointment [over the issue].”

Meanwhile, Ranaut continued along with her assault on the Sena, accusing it of diluting its ideology. “…after losing elections ShivSena shamelessly made milavat sarkar and turned in to Sonia Sena,” she tweeted, referring to the Congress president and the Sena’s tie-up with the Congress.

“How many voices will you suppress? Till when you will run away from the truth, you are nothing but an example of dynasty,” she stated in one other tweet, apparently referring to Thackeray.

Raut selected not to answer the posts however stated: “I don’t know what she tweets. I have not seen them. We do not read them, we only read Saamana.”

Sena mouthpiece Saamana, which is edited by Raut, carried a web page one story with headline “ukhaad lia (demolished it)” — a reference to the motion by BMC, which is managed by the celebration.

NOTICE TO MALHOTRA

Ranaut’s neighbour and designer, Manish Malhotra, in the meantime, was issued a show-cause discover on Monday over alleged unlawful building in his Pali Hill bungalow. He was given seven days to answer. At the time of going to press, Malhotra had not responded to HT’s calls and messages. The discover, a duplicate of which is with HT, mentions 4 alleged violations. It requested Malhotra to point out enough proof explaining why the unauthorised building shouldn’t be pulled down in seven days.