{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Kangana Ranaut Turns Calm in Kullu After Mandi Outburst, Gently Grills SP Over Drug Menace",
  "summary": "Days after losing her temper at officials in Mandi, Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut appeared calm at a DISHA committee meeting in Kullu, though she still grilled the SP over the drug trade.",
  "content": "Himachal Pradesh's Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut showed two very different sides of herself within days, first losing her temper at officials in Mandi and then staying composed while grilling police over the drug trade in a separate meeting in Kullu.\n\nA calmer tone, but the same tough questions on drugs\nRanaut attended the DISHA committee meeting in Kullu, where she pressed the Superintendent of Police on the drug menace. Her tone this time was measured and even gentle, though her questions stayed pointed. She asked why drugs were being openly sold from roadside kiosks in rural areas without the police cracking down. The issue was first flagged by non-official members present at the meeting before the MP took it further.\n\n \n\n\"This is a huge failure of the police\"\nRanaut told the meeting that drug abuse is a nationwide problem and it would be wrong to assume Himachal Pradesh could stay untouched by it. She said, \"This is a huge failure of the police.\" In her view, the inability to rein in drug trafficking reflects a larger failure of policing that needs action on the ground, not just statements.\n\nSP Abhishek Sekar listens, points to challenges\nSP Abhishek Sekar listened carefully as the MP spoke. Officials indicated that repeat offenders are being caught. It was also noted that tougher drug laws often prompt parents to come forward with complaints, meaning stricter enforcement has ripple effects for families. Even so, it was agreed that building a system to stop drug trafficking from recurring rests squarely on the police, who must take ownership of that responsibility.\n\nWhat set off the outburst in Mandi\nDays earlier, the mood at the DISHA committee meeting in Mandi had been very different. Ranaut had come down hard on officials there, questioning them sharply, and her choice of words drew attention as a video of the exchange went viral. She later said the Sukhu government had ruined Himachal Pradesh. At that meeting, she had pointed out that she had brought around Rs 11 crore in central funds, yet officials had managed to spend only Rs 50 lakh of it. She asked what answer she could possibly give the national media in Delhi over such a slow pace of spending.\n\nSeen together, the two meetings suggest Ranaut's sharpest anger is reserved for delays in spending public funds, while on the drug issue she chose persuasion over confrontation, even as she kept the pressure on Kullu police to show results.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThe bigger practical effect here is likely to be sharper public pressure on police to act against the drug trade.\n\n• Across India: When an MP publicly demands accountability from police on drug trafficking, elected representatives in other states may feel similar pressure to push for tougher answers. That could mean stricter monitoring in DISHA-style review meetings nationwide.\n• In Kullu and Mandi: Local police will likely face more pressure to shut down drug sales from roadside kiosks and other spots in rural areas, making it easier for families there to get complaints heard and acted upon.\n• On fund spending: After the Mandi disclosure that only Rs 50 lakh of Rs 11 crore in funds was spent, the administration may come under pressure to speed up spending, which could benefit local development work.\n• For parents: If tougher drug laws come into force, parents will have more avenues to file complaints, which could help in keeping children away from drugs.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Which seat does Kangana Ranaut represent as MP?\nShe is the MP from the Mandi seat in Himachal Pradesh.\n\n2. What issue did Ranaut raise at the Kullu DISHA committee meeting?\nShe questioned the open sale of drugs from kiosks in rural areas and the police's slow action against it.\n\n3. Who is the SP of Kullu?\nAbhishek Sekar is the SP of Kullu, who listened carefully as the MP raised her concerns.\n\n4. Why had Ranaut lost her temper at the Mandi meeting?\nBecause officials had spent only Rs 50 lakh out of roughly Rs 11 crore received from the centre.\n\n5. Who first raised the drug issue in the Kullu meeting?\nNon-official members present at the meeting were the first to flag the issue.\n\n6. What did the SP say about drug trafficking?\nHe said repeat offenders are being caught and that building a system to stop trafficking from recurring is the police's responsibility.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/himachal-pradesh/kullu-men-narama-pare-kangana-ranaut-ke-tevara-nashe-ke-mudde-para-sp-ko-pyara-bhare-lahaje-men-samajhaya-28985",
  "category": "Himachal Pradesh",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-07",
  "tags": [
    "Kangana Ranaut",
    "DISHA Committee",
    "Kullu",
    "Mandi",
    "Drug Trafficking",
    "Himachal Police"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}