Parliament Panel To Take Up Ranveer Allahbadia's Objectionable Remarks Issue; Deets Inside

Popular content creator Ranveer Allahbadia has been making headlines with his comments on parents and sex on Samay Raina's show, 'India Got Latent'. Now, the members of a parliamentary panel have planned to take up the issue, asserting the need to enact regulations and laws to cover social media and Over-the-Top platforms. The issue was also raised in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Demand of Action Against Ranveer Allahbadia:

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has summoned Allahbadia and other content creators who were on the comedy show to appear before it on Feb 17. Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi, when asked about the issue at a press conference said, "We will ask NCW for a report." Some members of the parliamentary committee on communications and information technology have said they will raise the issue of Allahbadia's "vulgar" comments at the panel's meeting on Feb 13. However, the influencer may not be summoned to appear before the panel, he said. Allahbadia has apologised for his comments.

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"Vulgar, Blasphemous Content..."

In Lok Sabha, while Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, a committee member, said she will raise the issue for the kind of "vulgar, blasphemous content that is passed off as comedy", Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske sought stricter guidelines for content on social media platforms, podcasts, and OTT media services.

The NCW in a statement on Tuesday said the commission has taken serious note of the vulgar and offensive remarks made by content creators such as Allahabadia, Samay Raina, Apoorva Makhija, Jaspreet Singh, and Ashish Chanchlani, as well as the show's producers Tushar Poojari and Saurabh Bothra. "These comments, which have sparked widespread public outrage, violate the dignity and respect owed to every individual, particularly in a society that upholds equality and mutual respect," NCW said.

About the Controversy:

Ranveer Allahbadia has asked a contestant an inappropriate question involving body parts and proposed an indecent act in exchange for Rs 2 crore on 'India Got Latent'. The outrage peaked when he posed a controversial question: "Would you watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join once to stop it forever?"