"Kunal Kamra is a comedian, and sometimes in comedy it happens that what he thinks is truth he says. When he says something against the government, sometimes it can trouble them too, but the Constitution has given us the freedom of speech, if Kunal Kamra is saying something wrong then invest
Amid a row over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the freedom of the personality cannot be used to attack someone else.
CM Fadnavis has taken a strong stand on the alleged disparaging remarks made by stand-up artist Kunal Kamra against Eknath Shinde. The Chief Minister while speaking in the state Assembly on Monday stated that the government would not accept freedom of expression if it leads to tyranny.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kamra's refusal to apologise for his remarks made during a recent show has sparked strong reactions from Maharashtra government figures, including Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam and Minister Gulab Patil.
Being asked about the demolition of her office by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in 2020 and the vandalism of the studio where Kamra had performed, the 'Emergency' actor said that what happened with her was "illegal", but what has happened now is "legal action".
"Kunal Kamra has spoken against the law. He has tried to insult a leader. He should not insult anyone. He should apologize. Legal action should be taken against him," Athawale told ANI.
"If anything is wrong, then they should go to the court. Vandalism and suppressing anyone's voice is not right. A government should be able to take criticism. If someone has done a comedy for laughter, then the government should have laughed it off... Kangana Ranaut said even more derogatory
" ...When opposition was in power, Kangana Ranaut (BJP MP) had made a statement comparing Mumbai to PoK, it was an anti-national statement, that time Devendra Fadnavis had a very different statement and when action was taken against her, he had said that it was wrong to take action...Now, th
Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday stated that the response from the Mahayuti government to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remark on Eknath Shinde highlighted the government's intolerance towards any form of criticism.
Mumbai Youth Congress President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday called for the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis following the vandalization of the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar. The incident occurred after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chi