Smriti Irani Responds To Online Petition Filed Against Pehredaar Piya Ki; Will The Show Be Banned?
Recently, an online campaign was started by angry viewers, that was addressed to Smriti Irani demanding a ban on Pehredaar Piya Ki. Apparently, Smriti has asked BCCC to take immediate action.
Sony
TV's
controversial
show,
Pehredaar
Piya
Ki
has
been
receiving
a
lot
of
flak
from
the
viewers
for
its
concept.
The
viewers
are
not
happy
with
the
content
as
they
feel
it
is
'obnoxious
and
perverted'
and
create
a
negative
impact
in
children.
We
had
also
reported
about
the
online
petition
filed
by
the
angry
viewers.
The
petition
is
addressed
to
Union
Cabinet
Minister
of
Textiles
and
Information
and
Broadcasting
(Additional
Charge),
Smriti
Irani,
demanding
a
ban
on
the
show.
It
was
started
by
Mansi
Jain
and
already
has
more
than
one
Lakh
supporters.
I&B
Ministry
Wants
BCCC
To
Take
Action!
Apparently,
the
I&B
ministry
has
taken
the
matters
to
the
BCCC
(Broadcasting
content
complaints
council)
seeking
immediate
action
on
the
plea.
The
Official
Statement
Read…
"The
I&B
ministry
has
written
to
the
BCCC
(the
self
regulatory
mechanism
for
GEC
content)
-
to
take
up
the
matter
since
citizens
have
petitioned
and
there
is
an
outcry
across
from
media."
"The
BCCC
has
to
take
cognisance
and
respond
and
take
action-
since
close
sources
say
the
Govt
has
Sent
a
letter
to
this
effect
to
the
BCCC
today
for
immediate
and
prompt
action."
I&B
Ministry
Has
Written
To
BCCC
"Especially
since
the
show
has
a
suhaagraat
sequence
between
a
grown
up
woman
and
a
small
boy.
The
I&B
ministry
has
specifically
written
to
the
BCCC
to
immediately
take
this
up
and
respond
on
priority."
Shahsi
Mittal
Refused
To
Comment
When
an
entertainment
portal
got
in
touch
with
the
writer
and
producer
of
the
show,
Shashi
Mittal
regarding
the
matter,
she
refused
to
comment.
Shashi
Mittal
Added…
She
was
quoted
by
the
entertainment
portal
as
saying,
"Sorry,
I
would
not
like
to
comment
on
this
right
now.
We
will
definitely
put
our
point
across
but
in
a
while."
For
the
uninitiated,
Pehredaar
Piya
Ki
is
set
in
the
background
of
Royal
Rajasthan.
Tejaswi
Prakash
Wayangankar
plays
the
role
of
18-year-old
Princess
Diya,
who
marries
nine-year-old
groom
Ratan
Singh
(played
by
Afaan
Khan)
in
order
to
guard
him!
Moreover,
Ratan
and
Diya
are
shown
going
on
their
honeymoon,
which
led
to
the
audiences' disgust.
Recently,
the
actress
of
the
show
was
asked
about
the
criticism.
Although
the
actress
said
she
is
unaffected
by
the
criticism,
and
added
that
it
(criticisms)
should
be
answered
by
the
creatives,
she
defended
the
show
by
saying
the
content
of
the
show
is
progressive.
Well,
now
that
the
matter
has
gone
to
BCCC,
we
assume
the
makers
will
make
some
serious
changes
on
the
show,
else
the
show
will
surely
get
banned!
What
say
guys?
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