The apex little one rights physique NCPCR has sought motion in opposition to comic Kunal Kamra for tweeting a “doctored” video of a boy singing a patriotic track in entrance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NCPCR additionally sought speedy elimination of the video.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in a letter to Twitter’s grievance officer, stated a grievance was obtained by it concerning Kamra tweeting the “doctored” video of a minor singing a patriotic track to additional his personal political agendas.
“The Commission has taken cognizance of the complaint and is of the view that using minors for propagating political ideologies is a violation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Further, the Commission is apprehensive that using children for such promotional purposes is harmful and detrimental to their mental well-being,” it stated.
Therefore, the Commission stated, the video must be taken off the platform instantly and applicable motion must be taken in opposition to the official account of Kamra for posting such content material.
Kamra had shared the purported video of Modi’s interplay in Germany with the kid however he changed the track that the boy sang — ‘Hey Janmabhoomi Bharat’ — with “Mehengayi daayan khaaye jaat hain”.
The father of the boy has lashed out at Kamra, saying “keep the poor boy out of your filthy politics and try to work on your poor jokes.” Reacting, Kamra stated the video is within the public area posted by a information organisation.
“The joke is not on your son, while you enjoy your son sing for his motherland to the most popular son, there are songs that he should listen to from people of his country also,” Kamra tweeted. Kamra, in one other tweet, stated the NCPCR has sought motion in opposition to him for posting a “meme”.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”