Television reality shows have finally been prohibited by the Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission. ‘Aata’, a dance reality show on Zee Telugu channel, had been for long facing a petition filed by some NGOs. The Commission at last pronounced its verdict with urgent effect and directed the police to take action against such shows on other channels.
As children in such channels were being portrayed in an “objectionable manner”, which was violation of human rights, Commission Chairman Justice Subhashan Reddy said that the panel, therefore, felt a need to check such shows.
Such shows were leaving a bad effect on the health of the children and were creating several problems.
"These children don't even know what they are doing and how they are being used. The physical and psychological growth of children continue till 18 years of age and such reality shows are having bad effect on their growth”, he said.
The Commission's decision came on a slew of appeals filed in April by a group functioning for children's rights. They wanted a ban on reality shows for making children act upon obscene numbers.
The police have also been directed by the Commission to take strict action against obscene advertisements and programmes on television channels. The Commission has also called for framing of various guidelines for the TV programmes, particularly the reality shows.
The channels have been allowed to submit their arguments against the ban and a public hearing will be conducted on July 3.
The Commission had asked a delegation of six parents in April if they felt uncomfortable with the way their children had been dressed up for the show. The parents had then opposed the petitions for banning the reality show.
Source: cw.topnews.in
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