Kunal Kamra row: BMC arrives at Habitat studio with hammers – Watch | India News

NEW DELHI: BMC officers on Monday had been seen arriving at the Unicontinental lodge in Mumbai with hammers hours after Shiv Sena employees vandalised Habitat Studio, located inside it, following comic Kunal Kamra‘s joke about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.
In a video shared by the information company PTI, an official was seen getting into the the premises amid heavy safety by the Maharashtra Police.
The officers reviewed the bottom-plus-three-storey constructing’s plans and located a short lived shed at the doorway that had been erected with out civic approval.

A senior BMC official confirmed that whereas the civic physique had deliberate to take away the shed, the homeowners requested time to dismantle it themselves.
Meanwhile, officers are verifying whether or not the constructing’s construction aligns with its permitted plans.
This comes after a significant row erupted when Kamra carried out a parody of a well-liked Hindi tune from Dil To Pagal Hai, referring to Shinde as a “gaddar” (traitor). He additionally made jokes about latest political developments in Maharashtra, together with occasion splits inside Shiv Sena and NCP.
“Meri nazar se tum dekho to gaddar nazar wo aaye. Haaye,” Kunal Kamra mentioned throughout his present.
“Shiv Sena first came out of the BJP, then Shiv Sena came out of Shiv Sena. NCP came out of NCP, they gave nine buttons to one voter… everyone got confused,” he added.
Earlier within the day, Habitat Studio introduced its resolution to quickly shut down after Shiv Sena employees vandalized the venue following the uproar over comic Kunal Kamra’s jibe at Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde throughout a present in Mumbai.
In a submit on its official Instagram deal with, Habitat Studio mentioned, “We are shocked, worried, and extremely broken by the recent acts of vandalism targeting us. Artists are solely responsible for their views and creative choices.”
“We are shutting down until we figure out the best way to provide a platform for free expression without putting ourselves and our property in jeopardy. We invite all artists, audiences, and stakeholders to discuss and share their views freely and request your guidance so that we also respect the performers’ rights,” it added.
Meanwhile, an FIR was registered towards Shiv Sena Yuva Sena General Secretary Rahool Kanal and 19 others for vandalizing the Habitat stand-up comedy set underneath numerous sections of the BNS and Maharashtra Police Act.