NewDelhi: Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Friday stoked a controversy after she reportedly blamed rising population and presence of large number of migrants in the city as reasons behind the massive fire in Mumbai’s Kamala Mills that claimed several lives.
Accusing migrants behind the deadly fire in Mumbai, the 65-year-old Lok Sabha BJP MP BJP from Mathura, said, “the administration has allowed every migrant to live in the city. However, looking at the wide population in the city, the authorities should have brought in some restrictions here to control the population.”
She added saying, “Each city should have a population limit and after a certain capacity, the migrants should be allowed to go to another city.”
Maharashtra BJP leader Shaina NC said, “Too simplistic an argument. It is high time we understand the seriousness of the issues. The administration should be made accountable for giving the clearance to this pub.”
Denying to comment on the ‘controversial’ remark given by Malini, Shaina said, “We should not deflect from the issue and serious questions must be asked.”
This is not the first time when Malini has come out with a sensational remark. In September this year, she had stirred a controversy with her remark that stated that ‘widows from West Bengal and Bihar should not crowd Vrindavan’, the holy city in Uttar Pradesh and home to thousands of destitute women.
“If they (widows) are not from here then there is no need for them to come here from other states. There are many famous temples in Bengal and Bihar too, where they can stay,” she said.
Meanwhile, as per a report, three restaurant owners, who have been named in a FIR in the Mumbai fire have reportedly gone absconding.
Bureau Report
Leave a Reply