Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's remarks, alleging it was a tactic to shift focus from pressing matters.
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.
MIDC police had registered an FIR against Kunal Kamra for his remarks during a stand-up comedy show, which was transferred to Khar police for further investigation.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale slammed Kunal Kamra for his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that he should call Uddhav Thackeray a 'traitor' first who betrayed BJP.
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra broke the silence amidst a row over his statement about Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Kamra released a statement on his official social media handle and stated that he would not 'apologise' for his act.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray on Monday likened Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) MP's threat to Stand up artist Kunal Kamra with the Taliban after his remark on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Etala Rajender on Monday said that the Congress party and other regional parties are making a stir on the proposed delimitation because they did not fulfill the promise made to the public.
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.
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 plea filed by a Jharkhand resident, Binay Kumar Singh, sought an independent probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising police officers who are not subject to the control or influence of the State of Karnataka.
"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".