Why Did Bajrang Dal Object To Munawar Faruqui's Presence At World Environment Day Event?

In January 2021, Madhya Pradesh police arrested Munawar Faruqui after complaints were filed against him, accusing him of mocking Hindu deities at a show.
Munawar Faruqui was recently dropped from a World Environment Day event in Mumbai after Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists objected to his presence and threatened to disrupt the program if Faruqui attended. The event was scheduled to take place in Mumbai's Bandra area and was also supposed to be attended by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. It aimed to create awareness about environmental pollution caused by the littering of plastic waste.
However, hours ahead of the event, the VHP and Bajrang Dal wrote to the local police, asking them to inform the organisers to drop Faruqui from the function. It should be noted that both these groups have accused the stand-up comedian of hurting Hindu sentiments in the past.
'We are opposing this person. We had requested that law and order should not be disrupted and the administration should immediately talk to the head of this organisation and stop this person from coming to the programme; otherwise Bajrang Dal will play its role and protest," Gautam Ravaria, Konkan province co-convenor of Bajrang Dal, said.
In January 2021, Madhya Pradesh police arrested Munawar Faruqui after complaints were filed against him, accusing him of mocking Hindu deities at a show. The comedian spent a month in jail and was later granted bail.
In September 2024 too, Munawar Faruqui left Delhi in haste over a potential threat to life. Reportedly, Munawar, who was in the national capital for the Entertainers Cricket League, left for Mumbai after Delhi Police received intelligence about a potential threat to the comedian's life.
Police officials got a hint about the potential threat when they were interrogating the suspects in another shooting case in New Delhi. During questioning, the suspects disclosed that they had been instructed to conduct reconnaissance of the hotel, where Munawar was staying, for a targeted murder.
Following the intelligence input, a search operation was conducted at the IGI indoor stadium and the hotel. Reportedly, Munawar was staying on the first floor of the hotel and his room was also examined by cops.
On the work front, Munawar Faruqui was recently seen as a special guest on Laughter Chefs season 2.
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