Sonu Sood vs Kangana Ranaut On Cop's Controversial Order For Kanwar Yatra (Photo @SonuSood)
Amid social media outrage over the Uttar Pradesh police order asking shop owners to display their names during the Kanwar Yatra, actor Sonu Sood weighted in on the controversy, saying that only humanity should be displayed on shop name plates. The controversial move, according to the UP police, was to make sure there is no confusion among the kanwarias and no allegations are raised in the future.
The police order has created a row, with several politicians taking to the social media attacking the BJP government for the alleged discriminatory move by the cop. Sonu Sood took to his X platform on July and wrote, “There should be only one name plate on every shop: humanity.”
There should be only one name plate on every shop : “HUMANITY” 🇮🇳
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) July 19, 2024
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The actor’s post, which was obviously a critique of the police’s measures, landed him at the receiving end of right-wing backlashes and outrageous comments.
Reacting to Sonu’s post, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut wrote, “Agree, Halal should be replaced with “humanity.”
Agree, Halal should be replaced with “ HUMANITY” https://t.co/EqbGml2Yew
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) July 19, 2024
However, despite criticism, the Uttar Pradesh government today issued a similar order asking hostels and other eateries on the route of the Kanwar Yatra to display the names of the proprietors and shopkeepers.
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Opposition leaders reacted sharply to the government order, with many questioning the logic behind displaying the owners names instead of displaying if it was a vegetarian or non-vegetarian shop. Leaders from the TMC, Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and SP, among others, slammed the government for the alleged discriminatory order. The police have justified the measure saying that the order was not intended to generate religious discrimination but only to facilitate the devotees.
