BJP ‘disapproves’ of Kangana Ranaut’s call for reinstating farm laws
‘I understand it may become controversial, but I think these farmer-welfare-oriented laws should return,’ the Mandi MP had said.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said that it disapproved of the remarks made by its MP Kangana Ranaut calling for reinstating the farm laws that the Union government repealed in 2021 after nationwide protests, reported ANI.
Speaking at a religious fair in her Mandi constituency on Monday, Ranaut said she believes that the repealed farm laws “should be brought back”, reported The Indian Express.
“I understand it may become controversial, but I think these farmer-welfare-oriented laws should return,” she said. “Farmers should demand these laws themselves. Just as farmers in other regions are benefiting, there should be no obstacles to their development.”
On Tuesday, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that Ranaut’s remarks are her “personal statements”.
The Mandi MP is not “authorised to make such a statement on behalf of BJP and it doesn’t depict BJP's view on the farm bills”, said Bhatia.
Responding to Bhatia’s statement, Ranaut said in a social media post that the remarks on the farm laws were her personal views and not the BJP’s stand.
In a video posted on her social media account, Ranaut expressed regret for making the comment. “I must remember that I’m no longer only an artist, but a worker of the BJP and that my opinions cannot be my own but those of the party,”...
