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LS: Rahul Gandhi speaks on net neutrality, slams govt

by IBNS 21 Apr 2015, 11:55 pm

New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS):Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised the issue of net neutrality in the Lok Sabha and attacked the Centre over the matter as he said that it was trying to distribute the internet among big industrialists.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi said: "The youth needs internet freedom. This government trying to appease corporates in this too.They want to distribute the internet among big industrialists."

Demanding for a law on the issue, he said: "We want that consultation with TRAI be stopped, and there should be a law on Net Neutrality."

"Net Neutrality is an important issue - it means everyone should have Net Ka Adhikaar," he said.

 Gandhi earlier in the day  gave a notice for the adjournment of the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha to debate on the issue of net neutrality.

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Centre believes that every person should have access to internet.

"We want to tell the house that our government supports the youth's right to internet..We believe that the internet should belong to everyone," Prasad said.

"Our PM has said that everyone should have access to the internet," he said.

"Our government is never dominated by any corporate," Prasad said.

Gandhi was already caught up in controversy over his 57-day long sabbatical that too during a crucial Parliament session.

Gandhi on Monday addressed at the Lok Sabha where he attacked the Centre and called it  a 'Suit-Boot ki Sarkar'.

Flexing political muscles after his sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi assured the farmers in a massive rally on Sunday that he will 'fight their battle' while slamming the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and saying that the Prime Minister aims in making the base of India weak by his 'pro-corporate' measures.

Debate over the issue of net neutrality gained momentum in past few days after standup comedy group All India Bakchod (AIB) pulled up the matter over their new video where they are urging people to 'Save The Internet'.

The video is dealing over the issue of net neutrality.

According to netneutrality.in, the net neutrality is 'the idea that internet service providers give their customers equal access to all lawful websites and services on the internet, without giving priority to any website over another'.