A Gurugram pub has come under controversy after it allegedly denied entry to a differently-abled woman on a wheel chair Shrishti Pandey. She was denied entry into Raasta. “He (the pub’s front desk staff) told us pointing towards me that ‘andar customers disturb hojaynge (Customers will get disturbed inside)’,” she wrote.
“I decided to go out with my best friend & her family, we went to Raasta Gurgaon in cyber hub&asked for a table for 4 people. Manager ignored us twice but later said that the wheelchair won’t go inside, because it will disturb other customers,” Shrishti told ANI. She further told, “The staff at the desk ignored him twice. The third time he asked, the staff replied with ‘wheelchair andar nahi jaygi’. We thought it was an accessibility issue, but it wasn’t. We told him that we’d manage, just book us a table.”
#WATCH | Gurugram based differently-abled woman Shrishti Pandey alleges to have been denied entry into Raasta Gurgaon in the cyber hub by saying that "wheelchair won't go inside, because it will disturb other customers" pic.twitter.com/M5fb6y5rih
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022
Goumtesh Singh, founder-partner at Raasta-The Caribbean Lounge tweeted in reply, “Let me start by apologising on behalf of the entire team Raasta for any bad experience that you may have had. Please rest assured if any of our members are found in the wrong, appropriate action will be taken against them.”
@Srishhhh_tea pic.twitter.com/eQZxqigPNF
— goumtesh Singh (@goumtesh) February 13, 2022
