Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of FIRs transferred to the Khar Police Station. These cases were filed over allegedly derogatory remarks made against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Kamra contends that the FIRs are baseless and violate his right to free speech. In his plea, he has also requested that online ticketing platforms either refrain from delisting him from the artists' lineup or provide access to the data of viewers who have watched his shows over the years. Kamra argues that the action against him is part of a targeted attempt to silence critical voices in comedy. The court is yet to hear the matter.
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00:00Sanat Comedian Kunal Kamra's complaint will be heard in Bombay High Court today.
00:04Kunal Kamra has asked to cancel the FIR against him in Khar Police Station.
00:11In Maharashtra, a case against Kunal Kamra has been transferred to Khar Police Station
00:16regarding the insulting comment made on Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
00:20To cancel the FIR, Kunal Kamra has filed a complaint in Bombay High Court.
00:25In the complaint, Kamra has said that the complaints against him are against the freedom of expression,
00:31against the right to adopt any profession and to do business,
00:35against the rights of life and freedom given by the Constitution of India,
00:39and against their property rights.
00:41The court will hear Kamra's complaint today.
00:44In this case, the Mumbai Police has called Kamra three times for questioning,
00:48but he has not appeared before the police.
00:52Madras High Court has extended Kamra's term of imprisonment to April 17.
00:56Meanwhile, Kunal Kamra has written an open letter to Bookmai Show and requested the online ticketing platform
01:02that either he should not be removed from the list of artists
01:05or he should be given the information of the viewers who have been watching his show for years.
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