New Delhi: Members of Parliament seem to be united against the latest hit TV reality show Sach Ka Saamna. The MPs have called the show vulgar and obscene.
Former cricketer Vinod Kambli caused a controversy with his answers on Sachin on the show Sach Ka Saamna. He may have wriggled out of his moment of truth, but has created enough controversy to make MPs see red.
As the channels focus on celebrities and their personal life for higher ratings, there are voices across the political spectrum now which want government to intervene.
"This entire Television Audience Measurement (TAM) rating system is a sham. The government needs to set up a credible system of its own to judge the ratings," said BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad.
It's not only the TV serials which are drawing flak from the MPs, some want a control on news content and others a tab on the advertisements as well.
"The media has utterly failed in any type of self-regulation. This can not be allowed to go on, we need a regulatory body," said CPM MP, Brinda Karat.
Others like veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal is advocating self-regulation by the media.
"I believe that we need to have a regulatory body which consists of people from the industry itself," said Nominated MP, Shyam Benegal.
After the media boom in the last two decades there are at the moment more than 400 channels - both entertainment and news on air in India - but over the years the Government has refrained from regulating the content in these channels. And the Government does not want to change the policy.
"A self regulatory body is the only way out," said Information and Broadcast Minister, Ambika Soni.
It's a moment of truth also for the Government, it can neither alienate the private channels nor can it say it won't interfere.
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