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The Delhi Assembly’s Peace and Harmony Committee has summoned actress Kangana Ranaut for remarks she made on her Instagram profile about Sikhs. Ms. Ranaut has been summoned on December 6 to appear before a committee chaired by Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha.
“The Committee has received multiple complaints eliciting outrageously offensive and derogatory Instagram stories/posts allegedly published by Ms. Kangana Ranaut, the film actress, on her official Instagram Account namely @kanganaranaut. According to the complainants, the stories published by Ms. Kangana Ranaut on her Instagram Account which has a massive reach and is being followed by around 80 lakh of people worldwide, specifically illustrates the instances which hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh Community and has a tendency to disturb the peace and harmony of the society,” a statement issued by the committee said.
“Given the gravity and the importance of all these issues in the NCT of Delhi, the committee on ‘Peace and Harmony’ under the Chairmanship of MLA Raghav Chadha has summoned Ms. Kangana Ranaut to appear before the Committee so as to deliberate on the present issue in a more comprehensive and coherent manner. The summon was issued and she has been called to appear on 06.12.2021 at 12 pm,” the statement added.
After riots in northeast Delhi in February 2020, the committee was formed with the mission of investigating incidents that could disrupt the city’s peace. The committee questioned Facebook officials last week about hate speech and the platform’s efforts to combat it.
Members of the Sikh community in Mumbai had previously filed an FIR against the actress for making derogatory remarks against Sikh farmers and referring to them as terrorists.