Hyderabad: BJP state unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Saturday that the party will stop the entry of stand-up comedian Munawar Farooqui into Hyderabad. The comedian expected to perform a show in the city on January 9 on the back of an assurance of support by minister K.T. Rama Rao.
Dubbing ministers and TRS leaders as atheists, Sanjay said they had scant regard for Hindu gods and beliefs. He urged Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who does yagas and builds temples, to prevent Rama Rao from interfering with Hindu sentiments.
He called upon Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists to protest against the TRS for welcoming Farrooqui. The comedian who had been jailed for over 50 days and has had his shows cancelled in several states had recently performed in Mumbai.
Addressing the BJYM activists on the former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee birthday, Sanjay said every activist of the party should work for realising the dream of ‘bangaru Telangana’ and free it from the “family” rule.
He said Vajpayee and senior party leader L.K. Advani carried out their political agenda by simply believing in the party's objectives and made the BJP a powerful party.
Earlier, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy recalled the services rendered by Vajpayee and said he was fortunate to have personally served him whenever the former prime minister visited Hyderabad. With clarity of political thought and commitment, Vajpayee carved out a place for himself in Indian politics, he said.
Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh said the show of Farooqui will disturb the peace and such shows should not be allowed which divide the chasm between religious communities.
