Assam Congress files police complaint against Kangana Ranaut for her remarks against Mahatma Gandhi

Guwahati: The Congress in Assam on Thursday filed a police complaint against actress Kangana Ranaut for allegedly making defamatory statements against Mahatma Gandhi and the freedom movement. The complaint, lodged at Guwahati’s Dispur police station, urged the police to register an FIR against him under sections related to sedition, claiming that he insulted India’s independence in 1947.

However, the police are yet to register a case against the actress, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri award.

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On 16 November, a few days after his “India’s independence begging (beggary)” remark, on 16 November, Ranaut claimed that Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh had received no support from Mahatma Gandhi and that they had followed their ‘non-violence’ (non-violence) remarks. Made fun of the mantra. -violence) Saying that licking the other cheek gives you “begging” not freedom.

This is a gross insult to the martyrs and a seditious statement, the Congress claimed in its complaint and said that freedom is the birthright of every Indian and it has been achieved because of the sacrifices of thousands of martyrs including Mahatma Gandhi.

The party alleged that Ranaut’s statements have hurt the Indian people and insulted the freedom fighters of Assam as well as India.

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Ranaut had also declared that independence came after the Narendra Modi-led government came to power at the Center in 2014.

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