Key Points
BJP leader and Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut courted controversy by suggesting that the farmers' protest could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation in India if not for strong measures taken by the Modi government...
In a video shared on X, Ranaut alleged that during the farmers stir against the three farm laws, "bodies were seen hanging and rapes were taking place."..
The actor-politician blamed vested interests and "foreign powers" for the continuation of the protests even after the laws were rolled back...
In 2020, in the midst of the anti-farm laws protest, she stoked a huge row after misidentifying a woman farmer from Punjab and making derogatory remarks about her...
Shortly after being elected to Parliament, Ranaut was also involved in an altercation with a CISF personnel at Chandigarh airport, who allegedly slapped her over her anti-farmer comments...
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