BJP MLA threatens to damage venue of show by Munawar Faruqui, taken into preventive custody

India

pti-Deepika S

Hyderabad,
Aug
19:
BJP
MLA
in
Telangana
T
Raja
Singh
was
on
Friday
taken
into
preventive
custody
by
the
police
here
when
he
tried
to
reach
the
venue
of
a
show
by
stand-up
comedian
Munawar
Faruqui.

Singh
allegedly
threatening
to
cause
damage
at
the
venue
at
Madhapur
near
here
has
gone
viral
since
the
last
few
days,
the
police
told
PTI.

Faruqui’s
show
is
scheduled
for
Saturday.

Singh,
the
MLA
from
Goshamahal
in
Hyderabad,
was
taken
into
preventive
custody
from
his
residence
at
Mangalhat
in
the
old
city
and
would
be
released,
the
police
said.

Singh,
known
for
his
strong
Hindutva
views,
alleged
that
Faruqui
had
insulted
Hindu
Gods
in
his
show
in
the
past
and
that
had
attracted
police
cases.

The
MLA
took
exception
to
ruling
TRS
working
president
and
State
Minister
K
T
Rama
Rao
reportedly
extending
an
invite
to
Faruqui.

This
is
a
reference
to
Rama
Rao’s
comments
last
year
that
Hyderabad
is
a
true
cosmopolitan
city
which
welcomes
all
cultures
and
criticism
and
that
the
shows
of
the
likes
of
Munawar
Faruqui
are
not
cancelled.

Raja
Singh
claimed
that
talented
artistes
from
Telangana
should
be
encouraged,
instead
of
inviting
someone
who
insults
God.

Urging
Rama
Rao
and
the
DGP
to
cancel
permission
to
Faruqui’s
show,
he
said
the
developments
would
be
“different”
otherwise.