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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ statement has come on the objectionable things that happened in the show of standup comedian Pranit More. He said that the Constitution of the country gives freedom of expression to everyone, but it is not right to cross social decorum in the name of entertainment.
Earlier, Maharashtra Cyber Police has registered an FIR against Pranit More, Himanshu Jangra and Dr. Sejal Pawar and others regarding the video of a comedy show held in Gurugram. In this show, objectionable things were said about women and dead bodies.
Constitution gives freedom, but responsibility is necessary
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a media interaction that he himself likes to watch standup comedy, but minimum standards of decency should be maintained while doing comedy. He said, “The Constitution of India gives freedom of expression to every citizen. However, it also has certain safeguards in place so that this freedom is not misused. When expression becomes uncontrolled, it affects people’s right to live with dignity in the society.”
Don’t cross limits in the name of entertainment
The Chief Minister made it clear that comedy is a popular medium, but it is not right to cross social boundaries through it. He said that breaking the limits of decorum for the sake of entertainment is like doing injustice to the people. Therefore, artists should follow the bounds of decency while doing standup comedy.
what is the whole matter
Actually, this whole matter is related to one of his live shows in Gurugram, where a 22 year old boy had made objectionable remarks on women during the conversation. During a conversation on the show, Jangra mentioned a dating experience where he had spent around ₹360–₹370 on a chicken biryani on a woman.
He also said that when the woman asked him to drop her home, he expected physical intimacy as compensation for his expenses. After the video surfaced, Pranit More was criticized a lot on social media. As the controversy escalated, the comedian had to publicly apologize and has also deleted his Instagram account.
Meanwhile, web developer Himanshu Jangra was fired from Gurugram-based company Starvik Design. Apart from this, another video went viral. In the video, a doctor and influencer named Sejal Pawar had said that she and her colleagues used to look at and make fun of the private parts of men’s bodies donated for medical research and dissection at the Medical Students College (KEM Hospital, Mumbai).
Praneet apologized after protests on social media
People criticized Jangra’s comment on many platforms including Instagram and X. As the protests escalated, Pranit More publicly apologized. In the Instagram story, More had written that I accept the criticism received regarding the recently viral clip. Viewer comments are not my views. I should have replied better at that time. We have removed the video. I apologize and will handle such matters with more responsibility and sensitivity in future.
Post by Pranit More.
Himanshu Jangra was fired from the job
Starwick Design took action against Jangra in this matter and fired him from the job. Company founder Vivek Vishwakarma issued a video statement saying, “In the last 24 hours, I have received hundreds of messages, emails and phone calls regarding one of our employees, Himanshu Jangra. Like all of you, I have also seen the video clips going viral on social media. I want to say clearly that the things shown in those videos are objectionable. I do not agree with those things. Our company also does not support such views nor do we want such things to influence the youth. Do it.”
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