Actress turned politician Hema Malini faced flak and left her party shame faced when she tweeted pictures of her film shoot as violence broke out in her Lok Sabha constituency, Mathura.
She, however, tried to downplay her blunder by blaming the Akhilesh Yadav government.
मैं तो आऊँगी ही मगर मेरी उपस्थिति से भी ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण है कि मथुरा/उ. प्र में कानून व्यवस्था की उपस्थिति |
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 3, 2016
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A total of 24 people, including an SP and SHO, were killed in clashes between police and members of a sect who had encroached upon government land in Mathura, on June 2nd.
Heartfelt condolences to families of SP City Mukul Dwivedi & SHO Santosh Kumar who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 3, 2016
In Mathura&condoled with the bereaved families.I still can’t understand how the great media thinks the sansad is responsible for law & order
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 4, 2016
“I went for shooting. I was unaware… So, I just tweeted.
They seem to be diverting attn frm the main issue -tht law & order is purely the state govt’s responsibility.Why target me? I’m doing my job
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 4, 2016
According to report, she exclaimed over the incident happened in Mathura and said, how could she foresee the incident. Her people in Mathura are handling everything.
She said that, being an artist, she had to maintain her prior commitments. as she had already given dates for her shoot.
A sansad’s duty is not to head the police force or quell rebels or evict encroachers. Development is my line of duty & I’m sincere in my job
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 4, 2016
Malini uploaded pictures of her shooting but was quick to delete them, condoling the death of the SP and SHO. Needless to say, she was slammed on social media.
The actress also blamed the UP Government, led by Akhilesh Yadav, for mishandling the law and order situation and exposing the city to danger.
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“It could have been averted. The administration has been asking for extra power to control these people but somehow the UP government has not given them the authority to go ahead with that. So, they were waiting.” She said.
“For two months, the fight was constantly going on between the police and those people and then yesterday, it erupted in such a way that was not expected at all. Akhilesh Yadav’s government has to take care of the law and order properly which somehow has not happened.”
I invite all those who are blasting me without reason& who have not stepped into Mathura& yet are ready to accuse, to come &see fr thmselves
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) June 4, 2016
BJP sought to downplay Malini’s ill-timed tweets, claiming that she was “extremely sensitive” to the situation and will reach Mathura soon but insisted that the issue should not be used as a “diversion” as maintenance of law and order is the responsibility of the state government and not of the local MP.
Since Akhilesh Yadav assumed office, the incidents of attacks on police have increased three fold: Dr. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/YMKrVNASQz
— BJP (@BJP4India) June 3, 2016
“The chief minister has to reach there and take stock of the law and order situation,” said BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said.
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