Allu Arjun's arrest proves that Congress is against the creative industry, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav

New Delhi:

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav today attacked the Congress government of Telangana over the arrest of superstar Allu Arjun in the stampede case during the screening of 'Pushpa 2: The Rule'. A woman had died in the stampede.

Telangana High Court granted interim bail to Allu Arjun today.

“Congress has no respect for the creative industry and Allu Arjun's arrest has proved it again,” the Union minister wrote on Twitter.

He said the unfortunate incident at Sandhya Theatre, where a woman died and her child was seriously injured in a stampede caused by the frenzy of fans, was a clear case of poor governance by the state and local administration.

“Now, to avoid that blame, they are adopting such publicity stunts,” Mr Vaishnav said.

He said that instead of continuously attacking film personalities, the Telangana government should help the people affected by the stampede and punish those who made the arrangements that day.

“It is also sad to see this becoming a norm in just one year of the Congress being in power,” Mr Vaishnav said.

Congress has no respect for the creative industry and the arrest of Allu Arjun has proved it again.

The Sandhya Theater accident was a clear case of poor state and local administration. Now, to avoid that blame, they are promoting this…

– Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) 13 December 2024

Hyderabad Police arrested Allu Arjun in a case filed against him by the woman's family in connection with the stampede.

He was arrested from his home in Jubilee Hills, hours after he returned from Delhi after attending the success meet of 'Pushpa 2'. The High Court had granted him interim bail for four weeks after a city court sent him to 14-day judicial custody.

Allu Arjun was asked to approach the Nampally court for regular bail.

Many celebrities and politicians came out in support of the superstar; He said that celebrities are becoming easy targets.