Published 21:38 IST, October 10th 2019
Akhara Parishad opposes Bigg Boss, says it is against Indian culture
Akhara Parishad on Thursday opposed reality TV show Bigg Boss 13 and said it should be pulled off air immediately as the show is against Indian culture.
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Apex body of ascetics Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad on Thursday opposed reality TV show Bigg Boss 13 and said it should be pulled off air immediately as show is "against Indian culture".
An Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA has also sought a ban on reality TV show for allegedly promoting obscenity and demanded that its host and actor Salman Khan be booked under stringent National Security Act. But seers' body indicated that it is t against host of show.
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"We vehemently oppose show. We respect Salman Khan and appeal to him to immediately pull it off air," Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri told reporters here.
He claimed that content of show goes against Indian culture. Bhartiya Janata Party lawmaker Nand Kishore Gurjar has sent a letter to Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javdekar claiming that reality show currently being aired on Colors channel has "shattered social harmony" and promotes "obscenity and vulgarity". MLA said channel is broadcasting show at prime time when usually families sit toger to watch TV.
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"On one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is portraying and promoting our ancient culture on international st and on or we have this obxious show," MLA said.
"It has become difficult to watch TV with family. such TV serial should be permitted which is destroying our culture. It must be banned immediately," he added. Gurjar demanded that NSA should also be invoked against owner of Colors channel and editor and host of show.
On Monday and Wednesday, some Hindu outfits had burnt effigies of Salman Khan in Loni area of Ghaziabad city to protest against reality show.
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20:55 IST, October 10th 2019