Comedian and Lock Upp Season 1 winner Munawar Faruqui’s show, scheduled to be held in Delhi on August 28, has been denied permission by the Delhi Police as the central district police, in a report, said the show will affect “communal harmony in the area.”
According to source, the licensing unit of the Delhi Police denied 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.
Last Saturday, Munawar Faruqui hosted a standup comedy show in Hyderabad, amidst tight security. The Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar had given a call to boycott the show alleging that Faruqui mocked Hindu Gods.