Comic Kunal Kamra and political chief Sushma Andhare appeared earlier than the Privilege Committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Tuesday over a parody music allegedly concentrating on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The listening to was adjourned to March 10 after the complainant, BJP chief Pravin Darekar, failed to look.
Kunal Kamra seems earlier than Privilege Committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Pravin had moved a breach of privilege discover in opposition to Kunal and Sushma , alleging they made “derogatory remarks” in opposition to Eknath Shinde, a senior chief of the Shiv Sena, whose faction is a part of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra.
Based on a report by PTI, committee chairman Prasad Lad mentioned, “Mr Kamra instructed the committee that he was able to file his assertion now. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be acceptable to file his assertion within the absence of the complainant. It was determined that statements from either side could be recorded on the identical day, and after discussing with Mr. Darekar, it was determined to maintain the listening to on March 10 at 4 PM.”
He reiterated that statements of each the complainant and the respondents could be recorded in one another’s presence on the subsequent listening to. Earlier this month, Kamra had dismissed media reviews claiming that he had sought an adjournment from the privileges committee as “incorrect”.
Responding to reviews of a Shiv Sena warning issued relating to his go to to Mumbai, Kunal Kamra mentioned he felt secure within the metropolis.
In regards to the controversy
The controversy stems from a satirical efficiency through which Kunal Kamra tailored a Hindi music from the 1997 movie Dil To Pagal Hai to touch upon Eknath Shinde’s 2022 insurrection in opposition to former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Following the efficiency at a lodge in Mumbai’s Khar space, a gaggle of Shiv Sena staff allegedly reached the venue and ransacked its workplace.
Sushma additionally referred to the incident final yr when the studio the place Kunal had carried out was vandalised after his parody music about Eknath Shinde.
A breach of privilege movement was later initiated after the parody, first carried out in a studio, was shared and sung on social media by Sushma. Showing earlier than the committee almost a yr later, Kunal mentioned he respects the Structure and would absolutely cooperate with the inquiry, including that he would current an in depth response on the subsequent listening to.