A witness, Agnes, took to Instagram to narrate what happened on the show that night. She wrote: “As soon as Munawar caught the eye, ‘someone-with-political-connection’ along with his ‘friends’ who were apparently in the ‘audience’ began to get up and approach the stage, and I heard a ‘very rude’ chup chaap wahan baith jaa (sit quietly) ‘probably to the organizers, from the entrance side, and the’ political connection guy ‘took the microphone and started talking about his religious feelings getting hurt. ”
Agnes wrote that Munawar didn’t even start acting when the person took over the stage. “But in reality, he did not make any derogatory comments, his jokes did not make fun of the Hindu faith or Islam. Munawar very politely clarified that he never intended to hurt anyone and invited them to sit next to them and watch. his program. The situation was well handled by Munawar. The crowd of ‘friends’ dispersed, few men were left behind.
Agnes added that Munawar’s set was about him traveling to Delhi to attend a friend’s wedding and he never pointed to any religion. He also wrote that the comedian had barely performed for five minutes when the ‘friends / goons’ gathered outside and the show had to be canceled when the owner left.
He ended his message by reiterating that Munawar Faruqui did not make “derogatory comments.”
According to an NDTV report, the case against Faruqui was brought by a complaint from Eklavya Gaur, son of a BJP MLA and coordinator of the Hind Rakshak Sangathan.
(With input from The Indian Express)
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