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Protests Greet Kangana Ranaut in Flood-Hit Manali After 'Rs 50' Remark and Fund-Use Allegation

The Mandi MP faced backlash over a late visit as the state challenged her assertion that Himachal received Rs 10,000 crore in central aid.

Overview

  • Locals in Patlikuhal waved black flags and shouted 'Go back, you are late,' leading to heated exchanges that police moved to defuse.
  • Ranaut toured Solang, Palchan and other sites, where BJP leader Govind Singh Thakur said 15–16 families had been shifted and warned that Beas river erosion threatens Solang village.
  • A viral clip showed her telling residents her Manali restaurant earned only Rs 50 in a day and that she pays Rs 15 lakh in salaries, urging people to understand her pain.
  • She suggested Congress-led state authorities may be diverting central relief funds, a charge the chief minister’s media advisor rejected as misleading.
  • Calling tourism severely hit, she urged a targeted relief package and highlighted battered roads, as SDMA data put monsoon losses near Rs 4,749–5,000 crore with about 424 deaths.