‘No Respect For Artistic Trade’: Ashwini Vaishnaw Slams Congress Over Allu Arjun’s Arrest – News18

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Vaishnaw blamed the Congress-led Telangana govt for “participating in publicity stunts” to shift the blame over the stampede scenario exterior Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (PTI Picture)
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday slammed the Congress over actor Allu Arjun’s arrest, stating that the social gathering exhibits “no respect for the artistic business”.
Allu Arjun was arrested earlier within the day at his house in Hyderabad in reference to the loss of life of a lady throughout a stampede on the premiere of his blockbuster movie ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule‘.
“Congress has no respect for the artistic business and the arrest of Allu Arjun proves it but once more,” the railway minister wrote in a publish on X.
Vaishnaw blamed the Congress-led Telangana authorities for “participating in publicity stunts” to shift blame for the incident.
“The mishap at Sandhya Theatre was a transparent case of poor preparations by the state and native administration. Now, to deflect that blame, they’re indulging in such publicity stunts,” he mentioned.
Congress has no respect for the artistic business and the arrest of Allu Arjun proves it but once more.The mishap at Sandhya Theatre was a transparent case of poor preparations by the state and native administration. Now, to deflect that blame, they’re indulging in such publicity…
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) December 13, 2024
“The Telangana Authorities ought to help these affected and punish these making the preparations that day as an alternative of constantly attacking movie personalities. Additionally it is unhappy to see this changing into a norm within the one yr Congress has been in energy there,” the BJP chief said.
In the meantime, the actor, who was arrested and despatched to 14 days of judicial custody in reference to the stampede case, was granted interim bail by the Telangana Excessive Courtroom. The court docket granted him a four-week interim bail and scheduled the subsequent listening to for January 21, 2025. Two others arrested within the case have been additionally granted bail.
Revanth Reddy Clarifies Govt Stance
Responding on Allu Arjun’s arret, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy denied any involvement of the state authorities. “Legislation will take its personal due course, and no person will intervene within the investigation of the case,” he said.
Political Leaders Condemn Actor’s Arrest
A number of BJP leaders, together with ministers from different political events, condemned the arrest of Telugu famous person Allu Arjun, accusing the ruling Congress in Telangana of concentrating on him unfairly.
Union Coal Minister and BJP chief G. Kishan Reddy expressed robust disapproval, calling the arrest “irresponsible and unwarranted.”
“The intent behind this arrest appears motivated because the organizers of the present declare to have knowledgeable the involved authorities prematurely. Furthermore, the onus and accountability of legislation & order lies with the police authorities and the arrest clearly intends to focus on a person,” Reddy, who additionally serves because the BJP president in Telangana, wrote in a publish on X.
The arrest of Shri Allu Arjun is irresponsible & unwarranted. The intent behind this arrest appears motivated because the organizers of the present declare to have knowledgeable the involved authorities prematurely. Furthermore the onus and accountability of legislation & order lies with the police…— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) December 13, 2024
One other BJP chief and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar slammed the arrest, stating that Allu Arjun deserved higher therapy. On X, he described how the actor was “lifted straight from his bed room” with out being allowed time to vary.
“A star of his stature, who introduced international recognition to Indian cinema, deserved higher therapy,” Kumar famous.
In the meantime, BRS Working President Okay.T. Rama Rao additionally condemned the actions of the state authorities, accusing it of treating the star like a “widespread prison.”
Rao mentioned the arrest was the “pinnacle of insecurity of the rulers.” “I completely sympathise with the victims of the stampede however who failed actually? Treating Allu Arjun garu as a typical prison is uncalled for, particularly for one thing he isn’t immediately accountable,” Rao sated.
Condemning the arrest, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy mentioned that blaming the actor over the stampede was not truthful.
Jagan additionally famous that the actor has displayed a accountable strategy in expressing grief over the tragedy and provided help to the affected household throughout this tough time.
“However how far is it truthful to carry him immediately chargeable for this incident? Although he was not concerned within the stampede, it’s not acceptable to border prison circumstances towards Arjun and arrest him,” he wrote on X.
(With inputs from businesses)