Earlier, the police arrested 11 members of the Yuva Sena, the youth faction of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena who vandalized The Habitat Club and presented them in the Bandra Magistrate Court. Additionally, Rahul Kanal, a leader of the Eknath Shinde group, was also arrested.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday threw his weight behind comedian Kunal Kamra amid the controversy over his remarks, asserting that Kamra's statements were truthful and reflective of public sentiment.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, in reference to Kunal Kamra's remarks on Eknath Shinde, stated that the government would not accept freedom of expression if it leads to tyranny.
The remarks follow an incident where Shiv Sena's youth wing workers ransacked a venue in Mumbai linked to Kamra's comedy show in which he had reportedly targeted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Remembering Shiv Sena's founder Balasaheb Thackeray being a cartoonist himself, he told ANI, "Let me say one thing very clearly, comedy is an essential form of any society. Balasaheb Thackeray himself was a cartoonist, he himself believed in using comedy and humour. But there is a huge diffe
In the ongoing row over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's recent remarks, several political figures, including Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan and Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs, have come forward to defend Kamra's freedom of expression and criticize the actions of those who vandalized the Mumbai v
The group was protesting against the alleged derogatory remarks made by standup comedian Kunal Kamra on his recent comedy special, 'Naya Bharat,' uploaded on Youtube. According to police, the youth group went inside the venue while a live show of comedian Rajat Sood was going on, forcing
"The place where this show was recorded, the booking money for it came from Matoshree from Uddav Thackeray and that is why Eknath Shinde has been targeted," Nirupam said during a press conference in Mumbai.
"I came to the police station as an FIR was registered against our Shiv Sainiks... The said studio is illegal... False remarks are made against PM Modi and several others over there. It should be investigated why someone would support an illegal studio like that," Sarnaik said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday addressed the controversy surrounding comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, stating that such acts can't be justified as "freedom of speech".
"They ignited fire like this in Nagpur. They are now doing this in Mumbai. What kind of intolerance is this? If you don't like something, file a Police complaint but if there is such behaviour, I think people of Mumbai are watching, Maharashtra is watching how law and order is being taken in