Kangana vs Sena: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale to meet actor at 6 pm | Live

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The Bombay High Court on Thursday announced that the next hearing in the Kangana Ranaut vs BMC case will be held on September 22. The court has meanwhile ordered status quo on the demolition of her office. After the hearing, the actor visited her Pali Hill office to assess the demolition done by the BMC. Follow LIVE Updates here.

New Delhi
September 10, 2020
UPDATED: September 10, 2020 18:01 IST
Kangana Ranaut surveying her office which was demolised by the BMC yesterday. (Photo: Yogen Shah)

The war between Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra is showing no signs of simmering down as both sides are stepping up their attacks and counterattacks.

A day after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished a part of her bungalow at Pali Hill in Bandra, Kangana Ranaut accused CM Uddhav Thackeray of selling his father and Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology for power. Kangana accused CM Thackeray of turning Shiv Sena into 'Sonia Sena' and sending 'goons of BMC' to demolish her home.

Shiv Sena, on the other hand, has shrugged on Kangana incident and has said that the action was taken by the BMC and not the state government. However, a Mumbai-based advocate filed a complaint against Kangana Ranaut for allegedly using foul language against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The advocate is also likely to move the court with a defamation case against Kangana Ranaut.

Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut's lawyer was able to extend the stay on demolition of the Pali Hill property till September 22. The Bombay High Court gave the extension after the actor's lawyer requested time for filing the rejoinder.

After the court hearing, Kangana Ranaut visited the demolished bungalow with her team.

Photo: Yogen Shah

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5.58 pm: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale reaches Kangana's residence in Khar.

5.15 pm: Kangana receives support from Kashmiri Hindus, says Har Har Mahadev

5.05 pm: Union Minister Of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Ramdas Athawale will be visiting Kangana Ranaut at her residence at 6 pm.

Athawale, who is also the chief of the Republican Party of India (Athawale), had put his support behind Kangana earlier and said RPI (A) workers will provide her security.

4.40 pm: Kangana Ranaut carried out illegal construction, now obfuscating issue: BMC tells Bombay HC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation denied in the Bombay High Court that it undertook the demolition of `illegal' alterations at actor Kangana Ranaut's office in Bandra with ulterior motives.

"The petitioner (Ranaut) is seeking to obfuscate and cover up her flagrantly illegal acts of unlawfully making substantial additions and alterations contrary to the sanctioned building plan, without any permission by making baseless and wild allegations of malafide," the BMC said.

4.32 pm: Kangana Ranaut episode now over for Shiv Sena, says Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that Kangana Ranaut "episode" is now over for his party.

"The Kangana Ranaut episode is over. We have even forgotten it. We are busy with our daily, government and social work now," Sanjay Raut told reporters after meeting CM Uddhav Thackeray.

4.27: Pro-BJP organisations hold protest in support of Kangana in Shimla

Several organisations supported by the BJP held demonstrations in Shimla against the Congress and to show solidarity with Kangana Ranaut, a day after a portion of the actor's Mumbai bungalow was demolished by the civic body.

Protesters led by state BJP Mahila Morcha president Rashmi Dhar Sood also gheraoed the office of the Congress located on the Circular Road in the city.

4.20 pm: After assessing damage at her office for about 10 minutes, Kangana Ranaut returns to her Khar residence.

Photo: Yogen Shah

4.05 pm: Kangana Ranaut reaches Manikarnika Films office in Pali Hill, Bandra. She was seen inspecting the premises in presence of heavy security. The actor was also out without a mask.

4.00 pm: Complaint against Kangana for 'foul language' against Maharashtra CM

A Mumbai-based advocate has filed a complaint against Kangana Ranaut for allegedly using foul language against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

No FIR has been registered.

Advocate to move court with a defamation case against Kangana Ranaut.

3.55 pm: Kangana Ranaut leaves Khar residence. On way to visit demolished office in Pali Hill.

3:37 pm: The Bombay High Cout has ordered status quo on demolition and the next hearing is scheduled September 22.

3:30 pm: Kangana's lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui: "Several facts need to be brought on record. I need time to file rejoinder as my client only arrived. I have not had time to amend the petition."

BMC lawyer: "They are admitting that they have made changes to the plan."

Siddiqui: "We have been communicating with the BMC for the last 2 years all that has to be brought on record.... I don't need more than 3 days."

3:15 pm: Bombay high court has started hearing the Kangana Ranaut case

2:54 pm: Former sensor board presoident Pahlaj Nihlani attack Kangna for defaming Bollywod. "There is no mafia in Bollywood," he said.

2:25 pm: After Kangana Ranaut, now Bollywood’s fashion designer Manish Malhotra has come under the radar of the BMC. Manish Malhotra has been issued a notice by the BMC for illegally turning his residential space into a commercial property. He has been given 7 days to respond.

3:15 pm: Bombay high court has started hearing the Kangana Ranaut case

1:55 pm: Sanjay Raut: "The action at Kangana Ranaut's office is done by the BMC. It has no connection with Shiv Sena. You can talk to the Mayor or the BMC Commissioner on it."

1:40 pm: Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha has come out in support of Kangana Ranaut. The organisation has submitted a memorandum to the Ghaziabad magistrate protesting against the demolition of the actor's office in Mumbai.

1:30 pm: Complaint has been filed against Kangana Ranaut with Vikhroli police station for "using defamatory language against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray". [Non-Cognizable offence under sec 500 (defamation) of IPC registered].

1:20 pm: The Congress high command has directed Maharashtra leaders not to speak on Kangana-Shiv Sena row controversy. (Anand Patel reports)

1:00 pm: Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur reiterates his support for Kangana Ranaut.

12:39 pm: IMPPA condemns demolition of Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai office

In a release on Wednesday, the IMPPA said: "The Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) on Wednesday condemned the demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai office by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and termed the action as wrong."

President of the association TP Aggarwal said that the development is neither good for the government nor good for Kangana Ranaut. "All these things are neither good for the government nor good for Kangana Ranaut. The action taken by the Maharashtra government or BMC is absolutely wrong and should be condemned," he said.

12:00 pm: Kangana Ranaut said: "Maratha culture and pride should not be affected by black deeds of the Maharashtra government." She said that her friends has called her yesterday and even sent her food, but due to security reasons, she could not accept it.

11:50 am: "I want to bring to the notice that the people of Maharashtra condemn the hooliganism carried out by the state government," said Kangana Ranaut in her latest tweet.

11:30 am: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari condemned the BMC action at Kangana's office. Koshyari spoke to CM Thackeray's advisor Ajoy Mehta and expressed strong displeasure over the action of demolition. It is likely that the Governor will apprise the centre about the incident through a report.

10:00 am: "Because of these petty crimes that they do, Devendra Fadnavis ji must have suggested that the BJP does alliance with them. One must never succumb to bullies. after loosing elections Shiv Sena shamelessly made milavat sarkar and turned in to Sonia Sena," Ranaut said in another tweet.

Further said attacking the Shiv Sena, she said: "Your father's good deeds can only give you wealth but respect, you have to gain yourself. How many mouths you'll shut? How many voices you'll suppress? For how long you'll run away from the truth?"

On Wednesday, the BMC pulled down "most of" the alleged illegal alterations at the Bandra bungalow of Kangana Ranaut by the time the Bombay High Court ordered a stay on the process, officials said.

According to a civic official, the demolition at Ranaut's Pali Hill office started around 11 am and continued for the next one-and-a-half hours, till the high court passed the order.

The BMC said that the demolition work was carried on the illegal alterations in the bungalow, however, the actor and her lawyer claimed that the corporation was lying and she was being targeted because she spoke against 'movie mafia' in 'Bullywood'.

Kangana had earlier mentioned NCP chief Sharad Pawar saying: "This was not just to me but to entire building and this is not my flat issue but a building issue which builder needs to deal with and this building belongs to Sharad Pawar we bought the flat from his partner so he is answerable for this not me."

Responding to Kangana's tweet, Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad said late Wednesday: "Everybody in Maharashtra knows about the contribution of Sharad Pawar Saheb in building and developing Maharashtra but one lady has misinterpreted it as constructing a building."

In a series of tweets, Kangana Ranaut accused Uddhav Thackeray of cruelty and compared her plight with Kashmiri Pandits.

The bitter spat between Kangana Ranaut and the Shiv Sena erupted after the actress made a controversial "Mumbai feels like PoK" remark.

In her tweets earlier, Kangana had targeted the Mumbai Police which had frowned Shiv Sena leaders, Since then, the two have been at loggerheads.

Posted byAkriti Anand