It's controversial/ Kangana Slapgate: Farmer Unions Hold March in Punjab in Support of Kulwinder Kaur

New Delhi: Farmer unions held march in support of suspended CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur on Sunday, June 9, in Punjab who allegedly slapped actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport. The CISF constable had allegedly slapped Kangana at the airport during security check as the MP was all set to board a flight to Delhi to attend the NDA meet.

On Sunday, farm unions took out a march from Gurdwara Amb Sahib to SSP office in Punjab's Mohali. The march was called in support of Kulwinder Kaur. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are among the prominent outfits which have thrown their weight behind the CISF woman constable, Kulwinder Kaur.

Punjab Kisan Congress chief Kiranjit Singh also came out in support of Kulwinder Kaur, demanding an impartial probe into the matter. Singh said despite there being no CCTV footage of the slapping incident, the woman constable has been booked. "When there is no footage of slapping then why an FIR has been registered? There should be an impartial probe into the matter," said the Punjab Kisan Congress chief, as quoted by PTI. 

FIR Lodged Against Kulwinder Kaur

Constable Kulwinder Kaur, who allegedly hit Ranaut and abused her during a security check at the Chandigarh airport on Thursday, has been suspended and an FIR lodged against her. She was apparently upset with Ranaut over her stance on the farmers' protests.

The CISF, tasked with providing security at airports, has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident while the Mohali police has booked Kaur under Indian Penal Code Sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint). Both are bailable offences.

Ranaut Releases Video Message After Assault

Ranaut, in a video message on Thursday, said she was hit in the face and abused by the constable during a security check at the Chandigarh airport, the ugly fracas breaking out two days after she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. In a video statement titled "Shocking rise in terror and violence in Punjab" posted on X after she landed in Delhi following the incident on Thursday, Ranaut said she was safe and fine.

"She hit me in the face and started abusing me. I asked her why she did it and she said she supports the farmer protests. I am safe but my concern is that terrorism and extremism are increasing in Punjab... How do we handle that?" Ranaut said in her message.