commission on Friday issued a
show-cause notice to the Colors
channel and comedian Kapil
Sharma for allegedly making fun
of pregnant women on his show
'Comedy Nights With Kapil'.
"We have sent a show-cause
notice to Colors channel and to
Kapil Sharma who is also the
producer of the show for
allegedly making fun of pregnant
women in the episode aired on
January 6," public relations
officer of the commission
Manisha Nirbhavne told PTI.
She said the commission took
cognisance of the issue after
complaints were received from
NGOs 'Kaidyane Waga' and
'Bharatiya Muslim Mahila
Andolan'.
"We have asked them to give
explanation within 15 days. If it
is found that their explanation is
not satisfactory we would ask
them to appear before the
commission for the hearing,"
Nirbhavne said.