AHMEDABAD: The Bajrang Dal has said it will not allow three shows of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui to be held in Gujarat and has warned organizers to cancel these shows or face consequences.
According to an online ticket booking website, Munawar Faruqui is scheduled to do three shows - Dongri to Nowhere - in Gujarat next month. The first is scheduled at Sanjeev Kumar Auditorium in Surat on October 1, the second at HK College Auditorium at Ahmedabad and the third at Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Nagargruh in Vadodara.
“Munawar Faruqui has been habitually ridiculing Hindu gods and goddesses. He has been hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus with his comedy. The Hindu society has been tolerant, but the Bajrang Dal is not. Bajrang Dal knows how to give tit for tat,” said Jvalit Mehta, north Gujarat convener of Bajrang Dal.
He added that the Bajrang Dal will now allow any show of Faruqui to be held in Gujarat. “I am saying this to the organisers. Cancel all his shows. If you do not, be ready to face the consequences – financial, physical and mental.
No matter what, Bajrang Dal will now allow these shows to be held in Gujarat,” said Mehta in a recorded video message.
Jvalit Mehta said that his organisation is still attempting to identify the show organizer. “Bajrang Dal activists will be present at all three locations in the three cities to ensure the shows are not held,” Mehta said.
