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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Urges PM Modi To Immediately Ban Pornographic Sites, Inappropriate Content On Internet
Nitish Kumar leaves Bihar Bhawan for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at South Block in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)
Bihar's Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar has written to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, urging to ban all websites propagating pornographic content, holding them accountable for the rise in sexual offences against women, reports The Hindu.
Calling for immediate action in this regard, Bihar CM has underscored that a large number of children and youth are exposed to pornographic, violent and inappropriate content on the internet.
Kumar in his one page letter to PM Modi noted that Supreme Court of India too has issued several directions to the government on the issue.
"In my opinion, the unlimited availability of such improper material in the name of freedom of expression and thought is not proper, and it is an urgent need to take effective steps to check this to prevent crimes of rape against women and children. There is an urgent need to give strict directions to Internet Service Providers as well, and a vigorous awareness campaign along with parents, educational institutes and NGOs too is important,” he said.
