BJP MP Roopa Ganguly protests in parliament seeking action against Anurag Kashyap

BJP MP and actress Roopa Ganguly today staged a sit-in protest in Parliament complex over allegations against Anurag Kashyap and said that the Bollywood industry keeps on insulting women.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Roopa Ganguly today protested in the Parliament premises over the allegations levelled against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.

"Mumbai film industry kills people, makes them drug addict, and keep insulting women, but nobody is doing anything. Mumbai Police remains silent," Roopa said.

BJP MP protests over allegations against Anurag Kashyap

Roopa further demanded that sexual harassment cases coming up in Bollywood should be thoroughly probed and the culprits should be punished strictly after examining them.

Actress Payal Ghosh has accused Bollywood Director Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment and said the latter made her feel "uncomfortable".

BJP MP protests over allegations against Anurag Kashyap

However, responding to sexual assault allegations by the actress, Kashyap termed it as "baseless".

The issue of sexual exploitation was also debated in Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, Kashyap's friends from the film industry, Anubhav Sinha, Tisca Chopra and Surveen Chawla, have come out in support of the director.

Filmmaker's first wife Aarti Bajaj also slammed the MeToo allegations against him.