Mumbai: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) filed a police complaint against actor Kangana Ranaut on Saturday for allegedly making “seditious” remarks on the social media. IYC national secretary Amreesh Ranjan Pandey and Ambuj Dixit, co-coordinator of the outfit’s legal cell, filed the complaint against Ms Ranaut at the Parliament Street police station in New Delhi.
The complaint has been filed for registering an FIR against the actress under sections 124A (sedition), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Mr Pandey said.
Following PM’s announcement that the farm laws will be repealed, Kangana Ranaut said on Instagram India is a “Jihadist Nation” and called for dictatorship in the country, alleged the complaint by Youth Congress.
She posted her angry reaction on the withdrawal of the farm laws by the government saying, “If people start making laws on streets instead of the elected government in the Parliament then it is a jihadi nation”.
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Friday that the Centre will repeal three contentious farm laws, Ms Ranaut posted Instagram stories, saying India is a “Jihadist Nation” and calling for dictatorship in the country.
Meanwhile, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa also slammed the actress over her alleged derogatory remarks targeting Sikhs and said the government should take action against her.
“She should either be put in mental hospital or in jail. We demand strict action from government for her hateful content on Instagram,” Mr Sirsa said in a tweet.
“Kangana Ranaut is a renowned actress and has a huge fan following of more than 7.8 million (78 lakh) people on Instagram. Therefore, her intentional, irresponsible and seditious posts have the ability to excite hatred, contempt and disaffection towards the republic of India,” it said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed them to return home and end the protest
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