Bengaluru cops ask auditorium to cancel “Controversial Figure” Munawar Faruqui’s show

On Saturday, the Bengaluru Police urged that comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show, scheduled for November 28 at Good Shepherd Auditorium, be canceled. In a letter to the organizers, Police stated, “There is credible information that several organizations are opposing this stand-up comedy show and it could create chaos and disturb the public peace and harmony, which may lead to law and order problems.”

In his statement, he said that his show on Sunday, which had sold more than 600 tickets, was canceled under threats to vandalize the venue.
He wrote, “Putting me in jail for a joke I never did to canceling my show which has nothing problematic in it. This is unfair”.

” We do have a censor certificate of the show, and it’s clearly nothing problematic in the show! We called off 12 shows in the last 2 months because of the threats to venue and audience”
Meanwhile, civil society members have questioned the role of police in not upholding law and order and protecting free speech.