The Delhi commission for women (DCW) leader Swati Maliwal on Monday wrote a letter to the Union statistics and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur looking for the removal of movie manufacturer and director Sajid Khan from the truth show ‘Bigg Boss’.
The Delhi Commission for girls has taken recognition of the reality that Sajid Khan, who has been accused of sexual harassment and obscene behaviour via over ten ladies, has been allowed to participate in a famous truth display – ‘Bigg Boss’ that’s watched by using thousands and thousands of humans inside the country.
Maliwal asked the I&B Minister to intrude within the depend and take the vital movement to bar Sajid Khan from taking part in the display. The DCW leader has requested the government to take a stand on the matter and support the susceptible in this case.
“Sajid Khan’s inclusion in the display underlines the priority that guys who experience clout inside the enjoyment industry can easily get away with abusive acts without going through any outcomes,” Maliwal said.
“It additionally disrespects and invalidates the women who spoke out against his beside-the-point sexual advances. They may be upcoming celebrities in Bollywood and risked their careers to return forward and bitch against abuse by using an authority figure,” Maliwal said.
“As an example, an Indian version alleged that she turned 17 years old whilst Sajid Khan touched her inappropriately and asked her to strip earlier than him if she desired a role in his upcoming film, Housefull 4,” the commission said.
“Any other actress alleged that while discussing a role in the upcoming movie ‘Humshakals’, Sajid Khan had asked her to put off her clothes and said that ‘if he preferred what he noticed, she may get a position inside the movie,” it said.
“Another actress alleged that during the casting for the movie ‘Himmatwala’, Sajid Khan requested her to strip, and when she refused to do so, he pulled her top down. She alleged that Khan stated that he had to see her body as he become the director of the film. The sister of the victim (an upcoming actress who later dedicated suicide) had alleged that Sajid Khan had asked the sufferer to take off her undergarments in the course of a script reading consultation,” it stated.