A woman who is wheelchair-bound has alleged that she was denied entry into a leading pub, Raasta, located in DLF Cyberhub, Gurugram.
Srishti has said that she had gone to the pub on Friday night with a friend and the friend’s family, but was not allowed inside.
In a series of tweets, she alleged that the person at the pub’s front desk first ignored her party altogether, and then refused to let them inside.
“We thought it was an accessibility issue, but it wasn’t. We told him that we’d manage, just book us a table. What he said next left all of shocked for a while,” she wrote on her Twitter.
“He told us pointing towards me that “andar customers disturb hojaynge” (The customers will get disturbed) and denied us entry, with so much of ease. This came from the staff of a freaking fancy place,” she added.
The third time he asked, the staff replied with “wheelchair andar nahi jaygi” (The wheelchair can’t go inside).
We thought it was an accessibility issue, but it wasn’t. We told him that we’d manage, just book us a table. What he said next left all of shocked for a while. 2/n— Srishti (she/her🏳🌈) (@Srishhhh_tea) February 12, 2022
Here’s how Twitterati reacted:
Am terribly saddened that this happened to you. We suffer from an absolute lack of grace as a society. Wheelchair accessibility is one thing but refusing to see a human being who is confined to one as an equal and deserving of dignity is quite another. 🙏
— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) February 12, 2022
Unbelievable. Someone should file a complaint against this restaurant
— Jyoti Malhotra (@jomalhotra) February 12, 2022
This is so not done @raastagurgaon. This goes against so many things. Hope the owners will look into it, apologise and train the staff on inclusivity.
— Prarabdh (@PrarabdhM) February 12, 2022
People with this mentality are not even humans as they doesn’t even care about other person feelings and emotions . Stay strong you are bringing change .
Now they are gonna come and apologies for the same just for the sake of their restaurant. #Morepower— Preeti Sharma (@PreetiS91290781) February 12, 2022
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