Kangana Ranaut Sparks Debate Over ‘No Cabinet, No Funds’ Comment on Himachal Floods

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• Kangana Ranaut, actor-turned-politician and MP from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, faced backlash after a video went viral where she expressed her inability too help flood-affected residents due to lack of funds and resources.
• In the video, she mentioned, “For disaster relief… I don’t have a cabinet. I have two brothers who always accompany me. They are my cabinet.”
• locals criticized her delayed visit during the ongoing flood crisis caused by cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods affecting Himachal Pradesh since june.
• Ranaut responded that former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur had advised her not to visit earlier due to safety concerns in the worsening conditions.
• She later clarified that disaster relief funding primarily comes under the state goverment’s purview and emphasized limitations in an MP’s role for direct action at a local level.
• BJP has stepped into damage control mode following public outrage. Opposition parties have also questioned kangana’s performance as an elected representative.
• The central government reportedly provided immediate relief operations while Kangana assured locals of her efforts in conveying ground realities for funding requests.