Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union minister of state Som Prakash on Wednesday asked Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut not to make “unnecessary comments” against Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who led the Khalistan movement, and the Sikh community. Som Parkash said his remarks were in response to the comments made by Kangana Ranaut, the BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, during a television interview in which she called Bhindranwale a “terrorist”. In a post on X, Som Parkash said, “Kangana Ranaut must restrain from making unnecessary comments against sant Jarnail singh and sikh community. Such remarks hurt the feelings of Sikh community. She must remain in discipline. No body should be allowed to disturb peace in Punjab.” Kangana Ranaut must restrain from making unnecessary comments against sant Jarnail singh and sikh community. Such remarks hurt the feelings of Sikh community. She must remain in discipline No body should be allowed to disturb peace in Punjab. — Som Parkash ਸੋਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (@SomParkashBJP) September 18, 2024 While talking about her upcoming movie, Emergency, Kangana said 99 per cent of Punjab’s people don’t believe that Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was a saint. “He was a terrorist and if he is a terrorist then my movie must be allowed to be released,” she said during the interview. Talking to The Indian Express, Som Parkash said, “I have just said that nobody should be allowed to hurt peace and harmony in the state. What Kangana is doing is not right and the party has already distanced itself from her statement”. Earlier, former IAS Jagmohan Singh Raju, who contested the Punjab Assembly elections as a BJP candidate from Amritsar East, appealed to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to be "overcautious" and ask the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to ensure that Kangana Ranaut-starrer Emergency “has no content that could be construed as hurtful to Sikh sentiments."
