Hindutva group Bajrang Dal on Sunday said that it will not allow comedian Munawar Faruqui to perform in Gujarat. The comedian had announc...
Hindutva group Bajrang Dal on Sunday said that it will not allow comedian Munawar Faruqui to perform in Gujarat.
The comedian had announced a “Gujarat Tour” on his official Instagram handle on September 12. He is scheduled to perform in Surat on October 1, Ahmedabad on October 2 and Vadodara on October 3.
The Bajrang Dal on Sunday accused Faruqui of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus with his comedy.
“Hindus have been tolerant but the Bajrang Dal is not,” said Jwalit Mehta, the convenor of the North Gujarat Bajrang Dal, according to The Times of India. “Bajrang Dal knows tit for tat.”
Mehta added that the Hindutva group would not allow even one of the comedian’s shows to take place in Gujarat. He also threatened the organisers of Faruqui’s shows. “Cancel your shows or be prepared to face financial, physical and mental consequences.”
The comedian had been arrested in January this year in Indore based on a complaint filed by the son of a Bharatiya Janata Party politician.
The complainant alleged that the comedian was going to make objectionable statements about Hindu deities at his show. People at the club Faruqui where was scheduled to perform said that the police detained him before he had actually begun his show.
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