Kunal Kamra's 'Traitor' Jibe At Eknath Shinde Sparke Huge Controversy

Amid the uproar over Shiv Sena workers' vandalism at a Mumbai studio to protest comic Kunal Kamra's remarks against party chief Eknath Shinde, the city's civic body has carried out a round of demolition inside the studio, citing a violation of rules. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staff reached the studio in Khar today with hammers and carried out the demolition. Details of the violations for which the studio faced the demolition exercise are awaited. Sources, however, alleged that the studio's premises are in an encroached area between two hotels. The BMC is currently helmed by an IAS officer and since its elections are due, the ruling coalition exercises control over the civic body. Against this backdrop, the action against the Mumbai studio is likely to draw strong criticism from the Opposition and further stoke the row.