Overview

• The privilege committee chaired by BJP MLC Prasad Lad has initiated the process of issuing breach of privilege notices to comedian Kunal Kamra and Shiv Sena spokesperson Sushma Andhare
• Legislative council chairperson Ram Shinde forwarded the motion after BJP legislator Pravin Darekar moved the notice during the March budget session
• Kamra’s March parody song targeting Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde prompted multiple FIRs and police summons before he secured interim bail and protection from arrest by the Bombay High Court
• Reacting to the proceedings, Kamra highlighted a recent Mumbai local train accident in which four people died by tweeting about failures in public transport safety
• Legal actions against Kamra have intensified debates over the balance between free speech and political sensitivity in India