Comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday denied reports claiming that he had sought an adjournment from a committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Council conducting breach of privilege proceedings against him.
The head of the committee, Bharatiya Janata Party MLC Prasad Lad, was quoted as saying by The Indian Express on Wednesday that Kamra told the panel he would not be able to travel to Mumbai for the first mandatory hearing, which was initially scheduled for February 5. Lad said he was then asked to depose before the committee on February 17.
However, Kamra told Scroll on Friday that the MLC was “lying” and that he flew to Mumbai on Wednesday for the purposes of the hearing.
He said on social media that no adjournment was sought at his instance and that he is willing to cooperate with the proceedings.
Kamra, along with Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sushma Andhare, is facing breach of privilege proceedings in connection with allegations that he made disparaging remarks about Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in March.
While Kamra was accused of mocking...
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