BJP MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut on Thursday hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Chief Simranjit Singh Mann over his remarks on the Bollywood actress. Kangana took to her X handle and reshared Simranjit Singh Mann's video. The Emergency actress outlined how Simranjit Singh Mann 'compared getting raped to riding a bicycle'. Kangana also highlighted the issue of violence against women pointing out Mann's comment that she felt 'trivialised rape'. Below is what Kangana wrote-
"It seems this country will never stop trivialising rape, today this senior politician compared getting raped to riding a bicycle no wonder rapes and violence against women for fun, is so deep rooted in the psyche of this patriarchal nation that it is casually used to tease or mock a women even if she is a high profile filmmaker or politician."
What did Simranjit Singh Mann say on Kangana Ranaut?
Before the actress' response, Simranjit Singh Mann made an objectionable remark saying-
"I don't want to say but Kangana Ranaut has a lot of experience with rape. She can be asked how rape happens. Then, people can be taught that this is how rape happens."
On being asked how Kangana has an experience in rape, Simranjit Singh Mann said, "The same way experience comes. Like if you ride a bicycle don't you get the experience of riding a bicycle? In the same way she is experienced in rape."
Simranjit Singh Mann was responding to the remarks of Kangana Ranaut which she made in an interview saying that dead bodies were hanging and rapes were happening during farmers' protests. If the BJP government would not have handled the situation, India could have been turned into Bangladesh. Notably, the BJP in their statement distanced themselves from Kangana's remarks.