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Delhi Police denies permission to stand up comedian Munawar Faruqui for show
Updated On: 27 August, 2022 10:37 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Earlier this week, suspended Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh was arrested by the state police for his remarks on the Prophet in a video posted on social media. Singh said his video was in response to the show held in Hyderabad by Faruqui
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Delhi Police has rejected permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui to perform his August 28 scheduled show in the national capital. The licensing unit of the Delhi Police denied the permission after the local central district police wrote a report stating that "the show will affect communal harmony in the area."
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had on August 25 written to the Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora to cancel Faruqui`s show. In its letter, the VHP alleged that "Communal tension arose in Bhagyanagar because of Munawar`s jokes on Hindu Gods." The VHP letter further said that if the show is not cancelled members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal will hold protests.
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