Reacting to the Kangana Ranaut slapgate, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said Punjabis were the “foremost patriots” and that they “deserved better” than being labelled as “terrorists”.
Hours after a major row erupted when Bollywood actor and BJP-MP elect Kangana Ranaut on Thursday alleged that she was slapped by a woman CISF at Chandigarh airport, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged the Centre to contain elements who refer to Punjabis as “terrorists” and “fan communal divisions”.
“I urge Union government to focus on farmer grievances & fulfill the promises made. No one should be allowed to label Punjabis as atankwadi (terrorist) or ugarwadi (militant) and fan communal divisions,” Badal said in a post on X.
I urge union govt to focus on farmer grievances & fulfill the promises made. No one should be allowed to label Punjabis as atankwadi or ugarwadi and fan communal divisions. Punjabis are foremost patriots, serving the nation on the borders and as food providers. We deserve better.
— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) June 6, 2024
She further maintained that the Punjabis were the “foremost patriots” and have been “serving the nation on the borders and as food providers”, demanding that they “deserved better”, the three-time MP from Punjab’s Bathinda, who defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gurmeet Singh Khuddian by nearly 50,000 votes in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, added.
A political slugfest erupted on Thursday after Kangana Ranaut alleged that a CISF security official at Chandigarh Airport slapped her while she was travelling to Delhi.