Mumbai:
Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis has come out in help of actor Kangana Ranaut in her battle in opposition to the Shiva Sena, which escalated from a disagreement to the civic physique BMC transferring in to demolish alleged unlawful buildings at her workplace in Mumbai. The Bombay Excessive Court docket has stopped the demolition work for now.
“This has by no means occurred within the historical past of Maharashtra,” information company ANI reported Mr Fadnavis as saying, referring to the motion by the BMC – India’s richest municipal company which is run by the Shiv Sena – days after Ms Ranaut took a swipe at Shiv Sena leaders along with her remark that “Mumbai seems like PoK”, quick for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Ms Ranaut has additionally bought help from the Chief Minister of her house state Himachal Pradesh, Jairam Thakur, who’s from the BJP.
“The Maharashtra authorities’s transfer in opposition to her (Ms Ranaut) may be very unlucky. I condemn this transfer. Himachal’s daughter Kangana Ranaut solely made her voice heard and raised some points, however they’re taking motion for that. That is actually unlucky,” Mr Thakur advised reporters in the present day.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company or BMC had raised 14 “violations” at her workplace in Mumbai’s Pali Hills, which included a rest room apparently in-built house marked for a kitchen and an workplace arrange in an space meant for a bathroom.
“Unlawful alterations” on the Bandra bungalow of the Bollywood star would even be demolished, a BMC official was quoted by Press Belief of India as saying.
The BMC has acquired criticism over whether or not it had given sufficient discover to the actor earlier than getting in for demolition for the reason that actor had been away from Mumbai for months. She returned to town in the present day. Tons of of Shiv Sena supporters turned up on the airport to protest in opposition to her.
“Uddhav Thackeray, you suppose together with the movie mafia, by breaking my home you’ve got taken your revenge,” Ms Ranaut mentioned.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had additionally taken a swipe at Ms Ranaut, saying that individuals who earned their livelihood within the metropolis have been ungrateful.