Mumbai, Feb 4 (PTI) Maharashtra legislative council’s privileges committee has summoned stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare for a hearing over their alleged insulting remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Kamra and Andhare were initially asked to appear before the panel at 2 PM on February 5. However, after Andhare expressed her inability to attend due to campaigning for Zilla Parishad polls, the hearing has been rescheduled to February 17, the committee chairperson and BJP MLC Prasad Lad told PTI on Wednesday.
He said the notice was issued 15 days ago.
“If they fail to turn up after two summons, the committee will decide on action against them,” Lad said.
BJP MLC Pravin Darekar had moved a breach of privilege notice against Kamra and Andhare for “derogatory remarks” against Shiv Sena leader Shinde, whose party is a constituent of the BJP-led Mahayuti.
Kamra, who has often courted controversy for his anti-establishment views, targeted Shinde in a song parody last year, obliquely referring to him as a traitor.
Andhare, leader of the rival Sena (UBT), had supported Kamra.
The comedian, during his performance at the ‘Unicontinental Mumbai’ hotel in Khar area of Mumbai, had used a modified version of a Hindi song from the movie ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ to describe the 2022 rebellion of Shinde against Uddhav Thackeray.
A group of Shiv Sena workers reached the hotel and ransacked its office.
Shinde rebelled against the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022, leading to a split in the Shiv Sena and the collapse of the then Maha Vikas Aghadi government. PTI MR GK NSK
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