Aba Bagul

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pornography

Pune Municipal Corporation

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In an unusual proposal to push at the local level, Congress corporator Ulhas alias Aba Bagul has moved to promoteagainston mobile phones, in a bid to stop these clips from getting forwarded via social media.Bagul has tabled a formal resolution in the latest general body meeting of the(PMC), and requested members to see to it that a technology to prevent such circulation is developed through the Central government.Meanwhile, ruling party members have stated that this kind of issue or solution does not exactly fall under the local jurisdiction, and said they will take decision after the proposal comes up for discussion.According to Bagul, tackling the porn epidemic is the need of the hour, and his resolution demands not just censorship on mobile phones, but also a technology to delete porn clips remotely. His resolution has stated, “The widespread availability of mobile phones and access to the internet has created yet another problem for youngsters. Porn clips are being circulated through the smartphones. This has given rise to the need for censorship of content. No action is taken against people who share these clips, even if it is a crime. Considering this, a technology is needed through which these clips will be deleted automatically. The Central government needs to pass a resolution on this and to ensure that it is done, PMC should pass a resolution and send it to the Centre.”Explaining the reason behind the proposal to Mirror, Bagul said “There are crores of mobile phones in the country at the moment. It is not possible to check each of them and take action against culprits. But at the same time, this porn issue has become like an atomic bomb, spoiling the mind of youngsters. Such clips are seen on all social networks, ranging from YouTube to. Incidents like rape are a result of this easy accessibility. Hence, there is a need to take steps to stop all of this. I want civic body members to take active steps and pass a resolution to send to the Centre, so that it can take action.”Ruling party members have, however, stated that they will decide only after the resolution is tabled. Speaking to Mirror, leader of the House Dhiraj Ghate said, “What have we got to do with this? This decision is not in our jurisdiction. What difference will PMC passing this resolution make? We will see what the resolution states and then decide what to do with it.” Similarly, Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol said, “We will take a decision on this after the proposal comes up for discussion.”