New Delhi: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut found herself in the centre of a storm as Congress attacked BJP over her remarks calling for bringing back the three farm laws, which she withdrew on Wednesday. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi demanded that PM Narendra Modi clarify his stand on whether he was opposed to Ranaut’s remarks or was “up to some mischief”.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that Ranaut be expelled by BJP if it did not agree with her remarks. In a post on X, Kharge said, “This time, poll-bound states, including Haryana, will give a befitting reply to insulting remarks, calling farmers ‘andolanjeevi’ and ‘parasites’, hurled by the PM himself in Parliament.”

BJP had rebuked Ranaut for her statement, forcing her to withdraw her remarks saying it was her personal opinion and did not represent the party’s position. On Wednesday, spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia distanced the party from Ranaut’s comments while rejecting her support for the laws.

He said BJP has not authorized Ranaut to make any such statement nor did her stand reflect the party’s views. Rahul said in a video, “BJP people keep testing ideas to see the reaction. This is what has happened, one of their MPs has talked about reviving the three black farm laws. Modi ji, you must clarify whether you are against this or you are again up to some mischief.”