Bigg Boss Hindi runs into trouble; NCSC slaps notice over Vikas’ ‘neech jati ke log’ remark
India
oi-Prakash KL
The
NCSC
takes
suo-motu
cognizance
on
information
received
through
social
media
regarding
Manaktala
calling
Gautam
“neech
jati
ke
log”.
Mumbai,
Dec
29:
The
16th
season
of
‘Bigg
Boss
Hindi’ has
run
into
trouble
after
receiving
a
notice
from
the
National
Commission
for
Scheduled
Castes
(NCSC)
over
a
casteist
remark
made
by
contestant
Vikas
Manaktala.
Reportedly,
Vikas
Manaktala
called
another
contestant
Archana
Gautam
“Neech
jati
ke
log” in
the
episode
aired
on
Wednesday
and
the
NCSC
has
sought
action
against
Bigg
Boss
16
contestant.
In
a
notice
issued
to
the
Maharashtra
government,
state
police,
Information
and
Broadcasting
Ministry,
Endemol
India
Private
Ltd,
Viacom
18
Media
Pvt
Ltd
and
Colors
TV,
the
commission
said
suo-motu
cognizance
has
been
taken
on
information
received
through
social
media
regarding
Manaktala
calling
Gautam
“neech
jati
ke
log”
(a
low
caste
person).
Gautam
had
unsuccessfully
contested
the
Uttar
Pradesh
assembly
elections
on
a
Congress
ticket,
according
to
a
PTI
report.
National
Commission
for
Scheduled
Castes
issued
notice
to
Mumbai
CP,
Viacom
18
Media
Pvt
Ltd,
Endemol
India
Pvt
Ltd
&others
after
a
Bigg
Boss
contestant
Vikas
Manaktala
called
another
contestant
Archana
Gautam
“Neech
jati
ke
log”
which
is
offence
punishable
under
SC/
ST
act:
NCSC
pic.twitter.com/D0U2u0xeQD—
ANI
(@ANI)
December
29,
2022
According
to
Indian
law,
the
NCSC
said,
“this
is
clearly
an
offence
punishable
under
SC/ST
Act,
and
the
Commission
has
decided
to
investigate
into
the
matter
in
pursuance
of
the
powers
conferred
upon
it
under
Article
338
of
the
Constitution
of
India”.
“You
are
hereby
requested
to
submit
action
taken
report
to
the
undersigned
within
seven
days
of
receipt
of
this
notice,”
it
said
in
the
notice.
The
show,
which
is
hosted
by
Salman
Khan,
took
off
on
October
1.
With
inputs
from
PTI
Story first published: Thursday, December 29, 2022, 22:20 [IST]
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