Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the forceful closure of an eatery in Mumbai by Congress workers as an act of `intolerance`.

Reacting on the matter Modi tweeted: "Height of intolerance."

Congress leaders forced an eatery in Parel to shut down because the owner had printed bills with a note slamming the UPA government.

The owner of the restaurant Srinivas Shetty, had printed the note on food bills as a mark of protest on tax on AC restaurants.

The note on bill receipts read: "As per UPA government, eating money (2G, Coal, CWG scam) is a necessity and eating food in an AC restaurant is a luxury".

On getting to know of the matter, Congress workers allegedly barged into the restaurant Aditi Pure Veg, located on Dr E Borges Road opposite KEM Hospital on Monday, and asked the owner to close the place.

The protest is said to have been led Ganesh Kumar Yadav, who is the city president of the party’s youth wing.

They also approached Bhoiwada police against the owner of the place for defamation.

Later, a non-cognisable complaint (NC) was slapped on the proprietor. He has been booked for printing matter known to be defamatory (Section 501 of IPC).

The central government has introduced service tax on eating at air-conditioned restaurants in recent times.

Meanwhile, talking exclusively to Zee News Ganesh Kumar Yadav said, "We did not do anything. We complained to the police regarding the matter. We did not break anything or trouble anyone in the restaurant. We took legal recourse. We have a right to do that. No case has been slapped against us."

However, the eatery reopened today. But the note on the bills have been removed.