After Ranveer Allahbadia row, UP police deny Bassi 's Lucknow show permission due to threat from protestors

Stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi’s live show, Kisi Ko Batana Mat, was scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on February 15 in Lucknow. However, the Uttar Pradesh Police denied permission over “potentially objectionable content” and “threat from protestors”. Bassi’s show took place in Agra on February 14 and another is scheduled to take place at CSJM Auditorium, Kanpur on Sunday (Feb 16) evening.

Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission vice-chairperson Aparna Yadav, in a letter dated February 14, to the Director General of Police Prashant Kumar, asked to cancel the show. Assistant Commissioner of police (Vibhuti Khand) Radha Raman Singh cited security concerns as the primary reason for denying the no-objection certificate (NOC).