NCW chairperson demands Maha DGP to arrest Shiv Sena MLA for threatening Kangana

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday sought the arrest of a Shiv Sena MLA for allegedly threatening Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. Referring to reports about Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik threatening Ranaut, Sharma said she was taking suo motu cognisance in the matter.

New Delhi:The National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, under Section 10(1) of National Commission of Women Act, 1990 has taken suo moto cognizance of Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik for his derogatory comments against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and has sought immediate arrest of the MLA.

Pratap Sarnaik, in a tweet, demanded that Kangana be booked for sedition for comparing Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He threatened the actress saying she will be beaten to death with stones and rods just how they lynched Palghar Sadhus if she enters in Mumbai.

Reacting to the tweets and reports by the MLA leader, NCW chief Rekha Sharma said she is taking suo moto cognizance in the matter. “He must immediately get arrested by Mumbai Police. Taking suo moto”, she tweeted.

While speaking to ETV Bharat, NCW chairperson said, “NCW has taken suo moto on the matter and we have written a letter to DGP Maharashtra to immediately arrest the MLA, he doesn’t have any business to threaten women like this. Maharashtra is a part of India and anybody from India can visit Maharashtra anytime and freedom of speech is there, she can say whatever she wants to say but that doesn’t mean that any politician or a leader can threaten women like this".

“My request to the Commissioner of Police and the Maharashtra DGP is that the Shiv Sena MLA should be arrested immediately”, she stated.

“The Commission has taken serious note of the hatred and threats given on the social media against a woman by persons holding a responsible position in our country”, the NCW stated in the letter.

“The Commission being concerned about the safety and security of women in the country advises that strict action may be taken against Pratap Sarnaik in the matter as per the provision of law and feedback be apprised to the Commission at the earliest via mail or Fax”, it added.

While tweeting in Marathi Sarnaik wrote, “MP Sanjay Raut cautioned Kangana in a very mild way. If she comes here then our brave women will not leave without slapping her. I will demand Kangkana to be booked for sedition for comparing Mumbai, the city which creates industrialists and film stars, to PoK”.