Why are Bollywood twitterati getting Y+ security, questions TMC MP Mahua Moitra
Ms Moitra’s comments came in the backdrop of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut having been given Y plus category security by central security agencies in view of threat perception to the actor after she spoke about drug use among a section of film industry, in the wake of the death of actor Sushant singh Rajput.
Biswabrata Goswami
Hummingbird News
KRISHNAGAR, 9 SEP: Trinamul Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday questioned the Centre's “use of resources” after it granted a “Y plus” security cover to actor Kangana Ranaut, who has been attacking the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra over Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
Ms Moitra, in a blistering attack, described the
award-winning actor as “Bollywood Twitterati”.
“Why are Bollywood twitterati getting Y+ security when India
has a police-to-population ratio of 138 per lakh and ranks 5th lowest globally among
71 countries? No better use of resources, Mister Home Minister?” she
tweeted.
Ms Moitra’s comments came in the backdrop of Bollywood actor
Kangana Ranaut having been given Y plus category security by central security
agencies in view of threat perception to the actor after she spoke about drug
use among a section of film industry, in the wake of the death of actor Sushant
singh Rajput.
Ms
Ranaut, who has been attacking the Mumbai Police over its handling of the
actor's death, on Monday became the first Bollywood star to receive CRPF
(Central Reserve Police Force) security cover. She will be protected by a
Personal Security Officer and 11 armed policemen including commandos.
The
"Queen" actor now joins an elite club that includes Chief Justice of
India SA Bobde and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Ms
Ranaut, currently based in her native Himachal Pradesh, had said under the
current state government, she feared living in Mumbai. Her remark had prompted
a sharp response from Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who said she must not come to
the city if she felt insecure.
Ms
Ranaut later triggered a controversy while responding to Mr Raut's attack as
she tweeted: "Why is Mumbai feeling like Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir?"
Several Sena leaders, including Mr Raut, have made controversial remarks against her since.
Maharashtra
Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, meanwhile, called the Centre's decision
"surprising and sad".
"The
Centre's move to provide security to people who insult Mumbai and Maharashtra
is surprising and also sad. This state belongs to all people, including the
BJP. Kangana Ranaut comments should be condemned by all," he was quoted by
news agency PTI as saying.
The "Queen" actor has announced she would arrive in Mumbai on September 9, setting up a possible clash with the Sena workers.
Courtesy: Images from Net.
