Mumbai Youth Congress President Akhilesh Yadav has called for the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis over the vandalisation of the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar, news agency ANI reported. Shiv Sena workers vandalised the Mumbai-based venue on March 23, days after standup artiste Kunal Kamra made alleged derogatory remarks about Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde in a recent YouTube video.

In a self-made video, Yadav on Monday condemned the vandalisation and vowed to renovate the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar where Kamra's show was filmed.

"... What are the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Home Minister doing about the scenes we are seeing in Mumbai today? Kunal Kamra did not even name anyone; how did they know he was talking about their leader? The vandalisation of the studio is condemnable," Yadav stated in the video.

"This is neither a culture of Maharashtra nor of Mumbai... Devendra Fadnavis should resign if he is incapable of handling such situations. Mumbai Youth Congress will renovate the studio that was vandalised," he added.

Meanwhile, Kamra released a statement on his official social media handle and stated that he would not "apologise" for his act.

Reacting to the ongoing controversy that has sparked owing to his remarks on Shinde in his latest YouTube video, Kamra also hit back at the ruling party over the vandalisation of Habitat Studio and said that an entertainment venue is merely a platform and is not "responsible" for his comedy.

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