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NHRC takes up suo motu notice of Sri Reddy’s charges
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged sexual exploitation issue in the Telugu film industry and issued notices to the State government and Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for detailed reports.
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged sexual exploitation issue in the Telugu film industry and issued notices to the State government and Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for detailed reports.
For the past few days, TV Anchor-turned-actress Sri Reddy raised allegations against casting couch culture in Tollywood. The actress has been questioning the State government and the Movie Artists' Association (MAA) of Tollywood on the absence of the Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH).
A press release by the NHRC stated, “The Commission has observed that the contents of the media reports, if true, tantamount to inaction on the part of the State government. The Commission believes the prohibitions imposed upon the actress, barring her from acting in the films and stopping others to work with her were violation of her right to livelihood and live a life with dignity.”
Accordingly, the NHRC issued notices to the State Chief Secretaryand the Secretary of Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks. “It appears to be an attempt to muzzle the voice of whistleblower both from the sides of MAA and the State authorities,” the Commission noted.
It further said The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 has broadly laid down to prevent sexual harassment of women at workplaces. Sri Reddy has recently protestedagainstthe casting couch.
