Sony TV’s show Pehredaar Piya Ki seems to be in serious trouble now. Ever since the show was launched last month, it was criticized for its content. A girl aged 18 married to a nine-year-old boy was unacceptable to many and thus an online petition was filed recently against the show, demanding a ban on the show. And now, I&B Minister Smriti Irani has decided to take action against the show.
Irani has written to the BCCC (Broadcasting Content Complaints Council — the self-regulatory mechanism for GEC content) to take up the matter.Sources close to the government say that a letter to this effect has been dispatched, asking for immediate action on priority basis.The BCCC will now have to take cognizance, respond and take action.
