Madhya Pradesh Will Ban ‘Objectionable Web Series’, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Warns

While speaking at an event organised by religious preacher Devkinandan Thakur, Chouhan said the state government will ban all objectionable web series in the state.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Source : Twitter/@ChouhanShivraj

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the government will impose a ban on any “objectionable web series” in the state. Chouhan said this while speaking at an event organised by religious preacher Devkinandan Thakur at Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal. Chouhan said this after the preacher spoke about the requirement to ban all objectionable web series because such types of content are alienating the young generation from their culture. Speaking at the function, Chouhan said Bhopal is the land of religious and spiritual significance.

The Chief Minister said, “The state government will take necessary steps in this direction,” as quoted by news agency PTI. Religious preacher Devkinandan Thakur has been a very vocal critic of shows and web series on OTT platforms as he thinks that the content available there affect the social relations of people in an adverse way.

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आज दशहरा मैदान, भोपाल में पूज्य महाराज श्री देवकीनंदन ठाकुर जी के मुखारविंद से श्रीमद् भागवत कथा के श्रवण का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ।

प्रभु से यही प्रार्थना है कि मेरे मध्यप्रदेश वासियों के जीवन का हर क्षण सुख, शांति एवं आनंद से भरा रहे। @DN_Thakur_Ji pic.twitter.com/q3RHd5mxW8

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) April 8, 2023

Earlier, in March this year, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said vulgarity and abusive language were not at all acceptable on the pretext of creativity.

Anurag Thakur said the government was taking complaints about vulgarity and abusive language in the content available on OTT platforms very seriously. He added the authorities won't hesitate in taking tough actions against the trend.

OTT players also have the responsibility of ensuring that their platform does not propagate vulgarity and abuse camouflaged as ‘creative expression’.

-Sh @ianuragthakur pic.twitter.com/aIZe4xjGk6

— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) April 5, 2023

He said, “OTT players also have the responsibility of ensuring that their platform does not propagate vulgarity and abuse camouflaged as ‘creative expression’.”