Amid the controversy over Ranveer Allahbadia’s question about parental intercourse on a episode of India’s Got Latent, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took cognizance of his comments and asked YouTube India to remove the videos. In its letter, NHRC mentioned that it had received a complaint from a person named Yogendra Singh Thakur, who alleged that the show hosted by comedian Samay Raina contained “highly objectionable, inappropriate, and obscene remarks against Indian society.”
NHRC added, “The commission has taken cognizance of the issue under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993”. The human rights body said, “The commission has come across certain links indicating that a certain episode of the aforementioned show features YouTubers making vulgar and explicit statements concerning women and children. The availability of such content on accessible platforms, including YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, poses a grave threat to the safety, dignity and mental well-being of children, including women”.
The commission has asked the video streaming platform to furnish action taken report of the matter within three (10) days of the issue of the letter. On February 9, a video from the Samay Raina’s show which is doing rounds on social media. A complaint was filed against Ranveer, Samay Raina, Apoorva Makhija, and India’s Got Latent for “allegedly using abusive language on the show.”
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