Ramdas Athawale’s occasion is an ally of the BJP within the Centre and in Maharashtra (File)
Mumbai:
RPI (A) staff will present safety to actress Kangana Ranaut when she reaches Mumbai, Union minister Ramdas Athawale mentioned on Tuesday.
The actress is locked in a bitter disagreement with the ruling Shiv Sena over her feedback on the Mumbai Police after the loss of life of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
After Sena MP Sanjay Raut reportedly requested Ranaut to not return to Mumbai for evaluating the town to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (Pok), the actress had dared anyone to cease her when she reaches right here on September 9.
“RPI (A) staff have geared as much as shield Ranaut who’s scheduled to succeed in Mumbai on Wednesday. Our occasion staff will protect her on the airport in addition to at her residence,” Mr Athawale mentioned in a press release.
Mr Athawale’s occasion is an ally of the BJP within the Centre and in Maharashtra.
Earlier, Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik had issued a slap menace after the actress dared anybody to cease her when she returns to Mumbai.
The Centre on Monday determined to offer Y-plus class safety to the actress.
Whereas lashing out on the Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, Mr Athawale mentioned, “Ranaut didn’t criticise the Mumbai metropolis however the state authorities. It is towards the democratic ideas to oppose her proper to reside right here on the grounds of her vital remarks towards the federal government. She has all of the rights to reside right here in Mumbai”.
The Union minister additionally claimed that Ranaut had thanked him for providing her safety in Mumbai.
“Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut should not have threatened the actress over her proper to reside in Mumbai,” he added.
The difficulty began after the actress mentioned she did not belief Mumbai Police following the loss of life of Rajput and that she feared them greater than the “film mafia”.
Reacting strongly to her remark, Sanjay Raut had purportedly mentioned, “We kindly request her to not come to Mumbai. That is nothing however an insult to Mumbai Police.”
Hitting again, Ranaut tweeted, “Why is Mumbai feeling like Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir?”
The tweet evoked robust response from leaders of the Sena and ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities.
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