Kangana Ranaut responds fiercely after Punjab MP says the actress has 'lot of experience of rape'
A major controversy has arisen after Punjab MP Simranjit Singh Mann made a disturbing statement about actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut. In response to Ranaut¡¯s comments on the farmers' protests, Mann claimed that she has had a lot of experience of rape. Here's what the actress said in response.
While shocking statements are often expected from Kangana Ranaut, this time, it has come from Punjab MP and Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann who in a recent statement said that the actress-turned-politician has a lot of experience of rape. He said this after Kangana said that rapes took place during farmers' protests and that things could have escalated to a Bangladesh-like situation if India's leadership wasn't strong enough.
Punjab MP says Kangana Ranaut has had a lot of experience of rapes
#WATCH | Karnal, Haryana: On BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut's remark on farmers' protest, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann says, "I don't want to say this but (Kangana) Ranaut has a lot of experience of rape and you can ask her how rape happens so that¡ pic.twitter.com/TK0vFyHOq1
¡ª ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2024
"I don't want to say this but (Kangana) Ranaut has a lot of experience of rape and you can ask her how rape happens so that people can be explained how rape happens...," he said as quoted by ANI. When asked what he meant by "experience of rapes", he said just like a person has experience of riding a bicycle, Kangana has the "experience of rapes".
Simranjit Singh Mann's comment sparks outrage
Here is a khalistani terrorist right inside the parliament
¡ª Ragini ?? (@Ragini_Singhdeo) August 29, 2024
What a shame .. pic.twitter.com/qi53Mk4Acn
"This was the party that ruled #Punjab for such a long time.
No reason why punjab has been the epicenter of #extremism and #drugging
Their leaders also seems to be high on Drugs," a user said. "You don¡¯t like her statement on farmers protest, is okay but this is disgusting. People should not blindly follow people like him and Kangana. Shame on you man," said another one.
Kangana Ranaut reacts
In a quick response to his controversial statement, Kangana slammed him for making a mockery of crime against women.
It seems this country will never stop trivialising rape, today this senior politician compared getting raped to riding a bicycle no wonder rapes and violence against women for fun, is so deep rooted in the psyche of this patriarchal nation that it is casually used to tease or¡ pic.twitter.com/ZHHWPEXawq
¡ª Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) August 29, 2024
BJP reprimands Kangana Ranaut for her statement on farmers' protest
After Kangana's statement went viral, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJJP) distanced itself from it saying that the "statement made by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in the context of the farmers' agitation is not the opinion of the party". Furthermore, the party said that it disagreed with her comment and has not authorised to make statements on the party's policies".
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