I&B ministry pulls up Star One for derogatory remark
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | New Delhi
The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has issued an advisory to Hindi general entertainment channel Star One for the use of a derogatory remark against a community in its show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 2.
The I&B ministry had received complaints regarding the episode telecast on June 23, 2006. The complaint alleged that participants of the programme, humorists Ali Hassan and Irfan made a derogatory remark against a particular community.
The advisory has been issued on the recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) constituted by the I&B Ministry to look into the specific complaints against the violation of programme and advertising codes.
The complaint was examined by the IMC as to whether any violation of provisions of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 had taken place in the telecast of the said episode. After viewing the recordings of the programme, the committee held unanimous opinion that the offensive word should not have been used by the participants. The channel should have rather exercised better restraint.
"The Great Indian Laughter Challenge – 2 episode telecast by Star One Channel on June 23, 2006, has been found to have violated Rule 6(1) (a), (c) and (i) of the programme code prescribed under the Cable Television Rules, 1994, which provide that no programme should be carried in the cable service, which offends good taste and decency; contains attacks on religions or communities or visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups or which promote communal attitudes; criticises, maligns or slanders any individual in person or certain groups, segments of social, public and moral life of the community.", an statement from I&B ministry says.
The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has issued an advisory to Hindi general entertainment channel Star One for the use of a derogatory remark against a community in its show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 2.
The I&B ministry had received complaints regarding the episode telecast on June 23, 2006. The complaint alleged that participants of the programme, humorists Ali Hassan and Irfan made a derogatory remark against a particular community.
The advisory has been issued on the recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) constituted by the I&B Ministry to look into the specific complaints against the violation of programme and advertising codes.
The complaint was examined by the IMC as to whether any violation of provisions of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 had taken place in the telecast of the said episode. After viewing the recordings of the programme, the committee held unanimous opinion that the offensive word should not have been used by the participants. The channel should have rather exercised better restraint.
"The Great Indian Laughter Challenge – 2 episode telecast by Star One Channel on June 23, 2006, has been found to have violated Rule 6(1) (a), (c) and (i) of the programme code prescribed under the Cable Television Rules, 1994, which provide that no programme should be carried in the cable service, which offends good taste and decency; contains attacks on religions or communities or visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups or which promote communal attitudes; criticises, maligns or slanders any individual in person or certain groups, segments of social, public and moral life of the community.", an statement from I&B ministry says.
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