BMC action gives BJP new stick to beat former ally

Vibha Sharma

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 9

The BMC demolition of a part of Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow has given the BJP, which was forced to strategically distance itself from the actor following her tweets comparing Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a new stick to beat its former ally Shiv Sena.

Observers, in fact, are terming the civic body’s drive against alleged illegal structures at Kangana’s house in Mumbai as “political blunder” which the Sena could have easily turned into a political advantage by ignoring her

While the Sena is believed to have ordered the action to satisfy its angry cadres, the action has benefited the Maharashtra BJP which was feeling squeamish over some of Kangana’s recent tweets.

Referring to the BMC’s action, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “this has never happened in the history of Maharashtra.” The senior BJP leader, who had condemned Kangana’s remarks about the Mumbai Police in context of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, said, “If there is an illegal construction, there should be action. But to act against someone because he or she has spoken against you is cowardice, a vengeful act which can never find support from anyone in Maharashtra.”

Sources admit Kangana could not have got her Y-plus security cover without the blessings of the BJP leadership and the government. However, some of her comments, especially those about Mumbai and police, had put the state BJP in a rather piquant situation.

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