India, March 25 -- Kunal Kamra is a standup comedian who makes a living mostly by making fun of politicians in power. There can surely be a debate about the quality of his jokes, though people do have the right to perform inferior comedy. However, no one can threaten a person or vandalise a venue for bad jokes. This is why the violence by Shiv Sena cadres at the venue (The Habitat in Khar, Mumbai) where Kamra lampooned deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday is unacceptable. That the Shiv Sena is part of the government, responsible for upholding law and order and protecting the constitutional rights of citizens - the right to freedom of speech and expression is protected under Article 19 - makes it worse. Coming soon after the riots in Nagpur over Mughal ruler Aurangzeb's tomb, the events since Sunday in the country's commercial and entertainment capital do not sit well with the image of a government that is in office with a clearly articulated development agenda. The police did well to quickly apprehend the men responsible for the vandalism, but the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s subsequent action at the studio premises raises questions....