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Delhi: A video clip from an OTT reality show has sparked widespread criticism on social media for showing sexually explicit content, pushing several Members of Parliament to call for immediate action against the streaming platform. The footage, taken from the web series House Arrest available on the ULLU app, features former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan. In the clip, Khan can be seen talking to participants about various Kama Sutra sex positions and even urging them to demonstrate some of them on camera.

Rajya Sabha MP from Shiv Sena (UBT), Priyanka Chaturvedi, shared the clip on X and questioned why platforms like ULLU and Alt Balaji were not included in last year’s OTT crackdown by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B). She stated that despite flagging these platforms to the government several times, no concrete action has been taken so far.

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Chaturvedi criticised the selective ban imposed by the Centre in March 2023, where 18 OTT apps were blocked for streaming vulgar or pornographic material. She alleged that two major apps ULLU and Alt Balaji were excluded from the list. “These platforms continue to broadcast inappropriate content under the radar. The government must explain why they were spared,” she said in her post.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey also reacted strongly to the video. He assured that the parliamentary committee will take necessary steps to stop such broadcasts. Posting in Hindi, he addressed the I&B Ministry directly and said, “This cannot be allowed. Our committee will act.”

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Barun Raj Singh, head of the BJP’s youth wing in Bihar, echoed the sentiment and urged the Centre to step in immediately. He posted on X that such reality shows, which openly discuss sex acts on camera, are inappropriate for public viewing. He urged Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to intervene and protect young viewers from such exposure.

The controversy gained more attention just days after the Supreme Court, on April 28, issued notices to several OTT and social media platforms over a public interest litigation (PIL). The PIL seeks the regulation of obscene content on digital platforms. The bench, led by Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih, directed companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Alt Balaji, ULLU, Meta, Google, X (formerly Twitter) and others to respond.