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Shimla, Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday said the derogatory comments made against actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut were "unfortunate" even as he questioned her absence during the 2023 floods in the state.ge..
She will take on Congress state chief and sitting Mandi MP Pratibha Singh the wife of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and the mother of Himachal Public Works Department minister Vikramaditya Singh..
Days after Ranaut was named the BJP candidate from Mandi, the Congress kicked up a proverbial storm after derogatory comments about the actor and her constituency were posted on the social media handles of its leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir..
I assure you that we will never cross the line in 'Dev Bhoomi' Himachal Pradesh," added Singh, the Congress in-charge for the Mandi Lok Sabha seat..
Reacting to the BJP giving tickets to the Congress rebels for the bypolls, Singh said the people of the six assembly segments, as well as the local BJP leaders whose future is in the doldrums, would ensure the victory of Congress candidates..
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