The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday initiated a demolition of the illegal portion of Mumbai’s Habitat Studio. Shiv Sena supporters ransacked the Habitat Studio on Sunday night after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra mocked Maharashtra’s Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
The Mumbai police arrested 11 members of the Yuva Sena, the youth faction of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, on Monday for vandalizing the Habitat Comedy venue.
#WATCH | Comedian Kunal Kamra row | BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) initiates demolition of the illegal portion of Habitat Studio, in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/5Ed5CaqLnj
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The group was protesting against the alleged derogatory remarks made by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra in his recent comedy special, ‘Naya Bharat,’ uploaded on YouTube. According to the police, the youth group entered the venue during a live show of comedian Rajat Sood, forced it to stop, and vandalized it.
Shiv Sena has strongly objected to the comments made by Kamra. Meanwhile, the opposition alliance in Maharashtra has criticized the Mahayuti government for the “breakdown of law and order.”
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took a strong stand on the alleged disparaging remarks made by stand-up artist Kunal Kamra against the state Deputy CM 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.
