New Delhi, Septemer 10 : The war of words between Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and the Shiv Sena has taken a serious turn after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished a part of her bungalow at Pali Hill in Bandra, Mumbai on Wednesday.
In a fresh attack on the BMC and the Shiv Sena, Kangana Ranaut said on Thursday that the party is ready to sell its ideology for power and become “Sonia Sena” from Shiv Sena”.
Kangana Ranaut went on to refer BMC officials as “goons” after the partial demolition of her office in Mumbai.
“The ideology on which Balasaheb Thackeray build the Shiv Sena, the party, today, is ready to sell its ideology and become “Sonia Sena” from “Shiv Sena”, Kangana Ranaut said in a tweet early Thursday.
Calling BMC officials ‘goons’, Kangana Ranaut said: “The goons who demolished my house behind my back, don’t call them civic body.”
3:37 pm: The Bombay High Cout has ordered status quo on demolition and the next hearing is scheduled September 22.
3:30 pm: Kangana’s lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui: “Several facts need to be brought on record. I need time to file rejoinder as my client only arrived. I have not had time to amend the petition.”
BMC lawyer: “They are admitting that they have made changes to the plan.”
Siddiqui: “We have been communicating with the BMC for the last 2 years all that has to be brought on record…. I don’t need more than 3 days.”
3:15 pm: Bombay high court has started hearing the Kangana Ranaut case
2:54 pm: Former sensor board presoident Pahlaj Nihlani attack Kangna for defaming Bollywod. “There is no mafia in Bollywood,” he said.
2:25 pm: After Kangana Ranaut, now Bollywood’s fashion designer Manish Malhotra has come under the radar of the BMC. Manish Malhotra has been issued a notice by the BMC for illegally turning his residential space into a commercial property. He has been given 7 days to respond.
3:15 pm: Bombay high court has started hearing the Kangana Ranaut case
1:55 pm: Sanjay Raut: “The action at Kangana Ranaut’s office is done by the BMC. It has no connection with Shiv Sena. You can talk to the Mayor or the BMC Commissioner on it.”
1:40 pm: Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha has come out in support of Kangana Ranaut. The organisation has submitted a memorandum to the Ghaziabad magistrate protesting against the demolition of the actor’s office in Mumbai.
1:30 pm: Complaint has been filed against Kangana Ranaut with Vikhroli police station for “using defamatory language against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray”. [Non-Cognizable offence under sec 500 (defamation) of IPC registered].
1:20 pm: The Congress high command has directed Maharashtra leaders not to speak on Kangana-Shiv Sena row controversy. (Anand Patel reports)
1:00 pm: Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur reiterates his support for Kangana Ranaut.
12:39 pm: IMPPA condemns demolition of Kangana Ranaut’s Mumbai office
In a release on Wednesday, the IMPPA said: “The Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA) on Wednesday condemned the demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut’s Mumbai office by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and termed the action as wrong.”
President of the association TP Aggarwal said that the development is neither good for the government nor good for Kangana Ranaut. “All these things are neither good for the government nor good for Kangana Ranaut. The action taken by the Maharashtra government or BMC is absolutely wrong and should be condemned,” he said.
12:00 pm: Kangana Ranaut said: “Maratha culture and pride should not be affected by black deeds of the Maharashtra government.” She said that her friends has called her yesterday and even sent her food, but due to security reasons, she could not accept it.
11:50 am: “I want to bring to the notice that the people of Maharashtra condemn the hooliganism carried out by the state government,” said Kangana Ranaut in her latest tweet.
11:30 am: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari condemned the BMC action at Kangana’s office. Koshyari spoke to CM Thackeray’s advisor Ajoy Mehta and expressed strong displeasure over the action of demolition. It is likely that the Governor will apprise the centre about the incident through a report.
10:00 am: “Because of these petty crimes that they do, Devendra Fadnavis ji must have suggested that the BJP does alliance with them. One must never succumb to bullies. after loosing elections Shiv Sena shamelessly made milavat sarkar and turned in to Sonia Sena,” Ranaut said in another tweet.
On Wednesday, the BMC pulled down “most of” the alleged illegal alterations at the Bandra bungalow of Kangana Ranaut by the time the Bombay High Court ordered a stay on the process, officials said.
According to a civic official, the demolition at Ranaut’s Pali Hill office started around 11 am and continued for the next one-and-a-half hours, till the high court passed the order.
The BMC said that the demolition work was carried on the illegal alterations in the bungalow, however, the actor and her lawyer claimed that the corporation was lying and she was being targeted because she spoke against ‘movie mafia’ in ‘Bullywood‘.
Kangana had earlier mentioned NCP chief Sharad Pawar saying: “This was not just to me but to entire building and this is not my flat issue but a building issue which builder needs to deal with and this building belongs to Sharad Pawar we bought the flat from his partner so he is answerable for this not me.”
Responding to Kangana’s tweet, Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad said late Wednesday: “Everybody in Maharashtra knows about the contribution of Sharad Pawar Saheb in building and developing Maharashtra but one lady has misinterpreted it as constructing a building.”
In a series of tweets, Kangana Ranaut accused Uddhav Thackeray of cruelty and compared her plight with Kashmiri Pandits.
The bitter spat between Kangana Ranaut and the Shiv Sena erupted after the actress made a controversial “Mumbai feels like PoK” remark.
In her tweets earlier, Kangana had targeted the Mumbai Police which had frowned Shiv Sena leaders, Since then, the two have been at loggerheads. (Source : India Today)
