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Papon sexual assault case: Singer barred forever from Essel Group, says Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra

The Rajya Sabha MP took to Twitter to state his stand

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Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra on Saturday strongly condemned singer Papon, who was caught on camera kissing a minor participant on a reality television show.

Taking to Twitter, he said, “Papon incident is unfortunate and must be unequivocally condemned, whatever the reason may be. I urge the authorities to take every action that they think deems fit to the law and let law take its due course.”

He added that all the shows that had Papon as a judge had been edited and that he had been removed from the shows that would go on air from Saturday. The MP also made it clear he has been banned forever from the group. He vowed action against all those involved in the incident.

He also said that television channels having reality shows involving children are duty-bound to treat every child as their own and provide them safety and security. “When the parents send their children for participating in reality shows, they bestow trust upon us, which we must never break. We are duty bound to treat every kid as ours and provide them safety and security,” he said on Twitter.

Subhash Chandra also appreciated the petitioner for being vigilant. “Majority of the child abuse cases go unreported as the child fails to understand between good & bad touch. The authorities are the best to decide in this case. I appreciate the petitioner for being vigilant,” he added.

Earlier, singer Papon quit the singing reality TV show as judge following the complaint of sexual assault that was filed against him for kissing a minor contestant of the TV programme.

On Friday, a Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) alleging "sexual assault" after the singer uploaded a video on his Facebook page where he is seen kissing the minor contestant of the show.

 

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