Common Man's Sarcasm On Upa

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[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]A Mumbai eatery with quirky food bills mocking the UPA government was allegedly harassed and asked to shut down by angry Congress workers who could not digest the "defamation". An incident that had Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi tweeting today: "Height of intolerance!"[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The restaurant, Aditi Pure Veg, located in Parel in Mumbai, had on its bill receipts, this cheeky message: "As per UPA government, eating money (2G, Coal, CWG scam) is a necessity and eating food in an AC restaurant is a luxury." The owner was reportedly upset at the service tax imposed on air-conditioned restaurants, which had affected business.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]But apparently some Congress youth workers who happened to eat at the restaurant failed to see the humour.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]According to a [/size][/font][/color][url="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/jul/230713-congress-men-shut-down-eatery-over-bill-note.htm"]Midday report[/url][color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4], the eatery on Monday faced the wrath of some 30 to 35 workers of the Indian Youth Congress -- which is chaired by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The workers allegedly stormed the restaurant at 3 pm, led by Ganesh Kumar Yadav, city president of the party's youth wing, and party MLA Kalidas Kolambkar.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The Congress activists allegedly asked the owner to shut shop, claiming it was an order from the party headquarters in Delhi. According to the Midday report, the workers also filed a defamation complaint with the police.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]"Some of the Congress workers who had come to KEM Hospital had food at Aditi. They saw the hotel owner had printed defamatory material against the ruling alliance and wrote to Congress party leaders in Delhi, who then referred it to us," the report quoted Pratik A Nakate, a Mumbai Youth Congress activist, as saying.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]"So our Youth Congress workers approached the restaurant and demanded its closure and asked for an apology. We informed the police," said Omshree Kadam, secretary of south-central district Congress committee.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]Congress workers, who saw red when first served the bill, smiled only when cops slapped the proprietor, Srinivas Shetty, with a notice.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The report quotes a police officer as saying: "We have registered a non-cognizable complaint (NC) against the restaurant for printing matter known to be defamatory (Section 501 of IPC) and have settled the matter for now. The restaurant owner has promised that he will not circulate those bills now."[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]Youth Congress leaders said they were surprised at the restaurant owner's criticism. "The owner might have his issues but he should fight legally rather than defaming the party for some people's corruption," Sandeep Pansade, general secretary, Youth Congress, was quoted as saying.[/size][/font][/color]