Businessman and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, Robert Vadra, has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut's remarks on farmers' protest and said the actor-turned-politician 'does not deserve a place' in Parliament. Vadra also questioned Ranaut's educational qualifications and suggested she prioritises her personal interests over public welfare.
"She (Ranaut) is a woman. I respect her. But I feel she does not deserve to be in Parliament. She is not educated. I feel she does not think about people. She thinks only about herself. She should think about women," the businessman told reporters in Hyderabad.
Noting that the safety of women is the most important issue, he said all political parties must come together to address it. He also urged people to come together and move forward on the issue of women's safety.
Later speaking on the issue of crimes against women, Vadra said, "I am totally in for educating people, as for say the men and boys, in our country to respect women firstly. They should respect women like their mothers, sisters and their wives if they are married. Education and fear of the law are important. Fear of the law is very important that if an incident like this happens, then instant justice should be given, and this should be used as a political tool."
Vadra is on a two-day "spiritual trip" to Hyderabad where he is going to places of worship and also meeting people from different sections of society, including children with disabilities.
What Kangana Ranaut Said?
Ranaut, the member of Parliament from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, on Monday, posted on X a clip of her interview with a Hindi daily, in which she suggested that a "Bangladesh-like situation" could have erupted in India during farmers' protests against three now-repealed farm laws but for the country's strong leadership. She then alleged that "bodies were hanging and rapes were taking place" during the farmers' agitation.
Ranaut also alleged the involvement of China and the United States in the "conspiracy", drawing flak from opposition parties.