All the accused should be punished.Sent from RediffmailNG on Android From: "rahul rahul"[email protected] Sent:Sat, 07 Mar 2015 18:25:14 +0530 To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled." [email protected] Subject: [AI] Disabled man denied entry at restaurant sparks social media uproar, Hi Friends, > Source: > > http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Disabled-man-denied-entry-at-restaurant-sparks-social-media-uproar/articleshow/46485056.cms > > Mar 7, 2015, 04.58PM IST TNN > > > Nipun Malhotra (Pic courtesy his Twitter account).NEW DELHI: Nipun > Malhotra, an activist for the rights of the disabled and the > co-founder of Nipman Foundation, was on Friday denied entry into the > posh Keya Restaurant and Bar at Delhi's DLF Promenade. The act of > refusal by the restaurant, which turned him away with the help of four > security guards who called him "disabled", has since caused a furore > in the social media, and has provoked censure by many prominent > citizens of the country. #ShameOnKeya has since been trending > uproariously on Twitter. > > > Was declined entry at Keya Delhi, DLF Promenade because they don't > allow 'disabled' inside! > > — Nipun Malhotra (@nipunmalhotra) March 6, 2015 > > Keya Restaurant, however, has a different version to offer and has > been quick to deny the allegations. The management at Keya has > tweeted, clarifying that Malhotra had earlier dined there and had been > welcomed because the restaurant is disabled-friendly, but this time > around he was denied entry because he was part of a stag group on > Holi. Malhotra has told a TV channel later that the restaurant > staffers told him that denying entry to disabled people was part of > their policy. Eminent citizens, however, have come out in support of > Malhotra in this regard. Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien expressed his > intent to take it up in Parliament. Delhi social activist Tajinder > Bagga has also spoken to aTV channel about the incident. > > #ShameOnKeya @marutsikka you cant be selective about ur guests, even > dhabas are better off than u #AtithiDevoBhava > pic.twitter.com/XsBdpgLDU9 > > — Joel Samuel (@joel__Samuel) > Met with Dy CM of Delhi & requested him to look into the matter of a > differently-abled person being humiliated by an eatery. #ShameOnKeya > > — Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) March 7, 2015 > @nipunmalhotra Most disabled people are not allowed in most public > buildings, roads, public transport. Please do talk about that as well. > > — Shivangi Narayan (@NittiGritties) March 7, 2015 > Thank you for the support everyone. Hope no one else ever faces this > humiliation #ShameOnKeya > > — Nipun Malhotra (@nipunmalhotra) March 6, 2015 > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
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