Bigg Boss is one of the most controversial reality shows in India and, yet, it gets renewed every new year, every new season perhaps because of the simple math of supply and demand. The voyeuristic reality show has landed in soup several times but this time things have only got more bizarre still.
Just to jog your memory a little, Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA wanted a ban on reality TV show Bigg Boss 13 for allegedly promoting obscenity. He further demanded that its host, actor Salman Khan be booked under the stringent National Security Act.
In less than three weeks of its telecast, Salman Khan's reality show is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After the latest demands by Karni Sena and BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gujjar, the issue is now being looked into seriously by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.?
ANI tweeted, "Sources: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is looking into the complaint against 'Big Boss - 13' reality show. [sic]"
A BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh has written a letter to Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, asking him to immediately stop the telecast of Big Boss 13?alleging that the show is 'spreading vulgarity and hurting the social morality of the country'.
BJP MLA from Loni, Nand Kishor Gurjar wrote that the "show was promoting obscenity and vulgarity and was unfit for family viewing".
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"The show is against the cultural ethos of the country and highly objectionable intimate scenes were a part of it. Couples of different communities were being made to share their bed with another which was unacceptable," read the letter.
Lauding the sincere efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to regain the lost glory of India, the BJP lawmaker said, "On one hand where our Prime Minister Modi ji is working really hard to regain the lost glory of the country, on the other hand shows like Bigg Boss are degrading the culture of India."
He demanded a ban on the reality show with immediate effect and even asked for a censor board to keep a check on the content being aired on television.
In the wake of these reports, Mumbai police has beefed up security outside the Salman's Bandra residence. Salman is yet to respond.
Bigg Boss is a reality show where contestants called 'housemates' live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. They are voted out every week until only one survives and makes it to the finale to become the winner. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.?