'Rs 370 biryani' remark: NCW summons comedian Pranit More, web developer Himanshu Jangra

GURGAON: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of an incidental during a stand-up drama amusement successful Gurgaon, Haryana, aft a viral video showed remarks allegedly glorifying intersexual coercion and non-consensual behaviour towards a woman.The Commission connected Thursday said it had taken enactment of media reports and video footage related to the incident, wherever the remarks were allegedly made publicly.The women’s rights assemblage expressed interest implicit the contented of the viral video and the mode the alleged behaviour was presented earlier a nationalist audience.“The Commission observed that the normalisation oregon glorification of behaviour that undermines a woman’s consent, dignity, and bodily autonomy has far-reaching consequences for women’s information and societal attitudes towards gender-based violence,” NCW said.The Commission said that specified acts could impact nationalist attitudes towards women’s information and gender-based violence.Haryana DGP asked to taxable enactment reportNCW chairperson Smt Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the DGP Haryana, seeking “immediate, stringent, and time-bound action” successful the matter.The committee has asked the Haryana Police to taxable a elaborate Action Taken Report (ATR) wrong 7 days.It has besides sought details astir the presumption of an FIR nether applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and different applicable laws.

Probe sought into video, organisers’ roleThe NCW has asked constabulary to supply details astir the enactment taken against those involved, introspection and authentication of the viral video evidence, and the relation of organisers, performers and venue management.The Commission besides sought accusation connected steps being taken to guarantee that nationalist amusement platforms and integer spaces bash not go places for promoting oregon normalising intersexual harassment, coercion, oregon behaviour that violates women’s dignity.Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra summonedThe Commission has issued proceeding notices to comedian Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra successful transportation with the matter.Both person been summoned to look earlier the Commission connected June 22.‘Consent is non-negotiable’: NCWThe NCW powerfully condemned the incidental and reiterated that consent is non-negotiable.“Any effort to represent intersexual coercion, entitlement, oregon disrespect towards a woman’s autonomy arsenic humour oregon amusement is unacceptable and contrary to the principles of equality, dignity, and information guaranteed to women nether the Constitution and laws of India,” the Commission said.