Shiv Sena MP leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday in his affidavit in reply before the Bombay high court denied threatening or abusing Kangana Ranaut in an interview.
“She has not approached High Court court with clean hands, hence not entitled to any reliefs’’.
“I deny that I have threatened the petitioner (Kangana) on September 5 in a news video of a channel…in derogatory and abusive manner as alleged.’’ He said in the interview she has relied on, “ I have not abused the petitioner nor have I threatened her.’’ “I have only referred to her as ‘dishonest’ because she had made a statement saying Mumbai is like Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.’’
He said, he only responded since she had “insulted Mumbai and Maharashtra”, He further said that he has nothing to do with the BMC's demolition drive against her under the civic law. He requested the court to delete his name as a party.
Justice S J Kathawalla and Justice Riyaz Chagla were hearing Ranaut's petition against “illegal demolition’’ by BMC.
The question was after a short clip of Raut’s interveiw where he allegedly used a nine-letter expletive against her was played by her lawyers at a virtual court hearing, and Raut's counsel Pradeep Thorat said there was “no mention’’ of her name.
“Are you saying that you are saying he has not referred to her when he said that ‘ladki’ ?’’ “You will have to answer this question from the court,’’ Justice Kathawalla had said on Monday.
The HC has asked Kangana’s counsels Birendra Saraf and Rizwan Siddiquee to submit the entire interview video.
Bombay High Court has adjourned the matter till 5th October for written submissions.