Pawar, Fadnavis, Nirupam slam BMC for partly razing Kangana's office

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations BMC action in partly demolishing Bollywood actress Kangana Ranauts office received flak from various quarters including ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA partners Nationalist Congress Party Congress and the opposition BJP on WednesdayFrowning at the BMC action Pawar said that though he had learnt about the incident related to Kanganas office he would not comment without knowing the full details while pointing out that there are many illegal structures in MumbaiBut in the current situation such actions raise doubts in the peoples minds By taking the action she has got the opportunity to speak out It needs to be checked why the action was taken by the BMC now Pawar saidHe also said that the media should ignore Ranauts comparisons of Mumbai with Pakistanoccupied Kashmir or anybody else since the states people know about the work of the policePawars comments came after a massive row erupted over the BMCs partial demolition at Ranauts office leaving behind a heap of rubble even as the Bombay High Court stayed the action and will hear the matter on ThursdayLeader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis termed it an act of cowardice and vendetta by the Maharashtra government which he said has dented its image all over the countryAttacking people who speak up against you with state support is something that has never before happened in the history of the state Merely because someone spoke against the government demolishing a structure even if it is illegal is tantamount to an act of cowardice and vendetta If this action had been taken against others also then it would have been proper But by singling out one person who has criticised you and act against her it cannot be supported Bharatiya Janata Party leader Fadnavis saidCongress leader Sanjay Nirupam questioned whether Kanganas office was illegal or the BMCs act of demolishing it and said that the High Court found the action improper and stayed itPolitics of vendetta has a very short life span By running after one office Shiv Senas demolition may start warned Nirupam who has a running feud with the Thackeray familyPerturbed by the uproar over the BMC move the Shiv Sena leadership this afternoon barred its members from protesting against Ranaut to avoid a sympathy wave for her even as the actress fired a fresh salvo at the government this time targeting Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray personallyI have never threatened Kangana Ranaut I merely expressed my anger at Mumbai being compared to POK The matter is over and she is welcome to live in Mumbai Sena leader Sanjay Raut saidThe civic body was at the receiving end of the social media ire as many users criticised why only Ranaut was targeted when others indulging in illegal constructions got awayKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever