US EditionKangana Ranaut 'regrets misunderstanding’ over farmers’ protest tweet, gets bail in defamation case
Kangana Ranaut was granted bail by Bathinda court in a defamation case linked to a 2020-21 farmers' protest social media post, with next hearing on Nov 24.
- On Monday, Kangana Ranaut, BJP MP and actress, appeared in person at the Bathinda court complex around 2 pm and was granted bail by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bathinda.
- The case stems from a 2021 comment in which Ranaut alleged some protest participants were paid during the 2020-21 farmers' protest, prompting a defamation complaint.
- Mahinder Kaur lodged the complaint on January 4, 2021, saying Ranaut wrongly identified her as Bilkis Bano and retweeted a meme calling her 'available for Rs 100'.
- The next hearing is scheduled for November 24, and Ranaut apologized, saying `Never in my dreams could I imagine this& Every 'mata', be she from Punjab or Himachal, is respectable to me`, as court security was increased and Mahinder Kaur's husband appeared in her place.
- After about 13 months of hearings, the Bathinda court issued a summons for Ranaut to appear in person, while the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Supreme Court of India rejected her relief pleas.
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Kangana gets bail in defamation case, says regrets 'misunderstanding', respects every mother
The defamation case stems from a retweet the actor made with her own comment on Mahinder Kaur, the 73-year-old complainant from Bahadurgarh Jandian village in Punjab's Bathinda district
Kangana Ranaut 'regrets misunderstanding’ over farmers’ protest tweet, gets bail in defamation case
BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut was given bail in a defamation case on Tuesday by a Punjab court. The case was filed against the BJP MP in connection to an X post she had made in 2020, wherein she mistakenly identified an elderly Punjab farmer as the Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh protests.
'Regret The Misunderstanding': Kangana Ranaut On Farmers Protests' Tweet
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Monday appeared before a court here in a defamation case and said there was a "misunderstanding" about her 2021 tweet and that every 'mata' (mother) is respectable to her.
‘I regret the misunderstanding’: Kangana Ranaut gets bail in 2021 defamation case, apologises to elderly woman farmer
Kangana Ranaut had unsuccessfully sought relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court in the defamation case filed by the 81-year-old woman.
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