Concerned over the menace of child pornography leading to crime against children, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced that a 14-member informal group of the House will study issues related to pornographic content on internet and social media platforms.
The group, which will be coordinated by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, will prepare its report within one month, he said before the Zero Hour. The Chairman’s initiative came after the entire House expressed concern over the rampant proliferation of child pornography on the social media last week.
"After studying the matter and discussion with members, I have decided to give one month time to an informal group to look into the issue," Naidu said.
The group will comprise of 14 members from across all parties and will be coordinated by Congress member Jairam Ramesh, he said. Other members can also share information related to this issue with the group, the chairman said.
Naidu said the group will prepare an "informal report" after discussing about the issues related to pornographic content on internet and social media platforms with civil society groups, compulsory emergency responsive teams and social media companies.
The 14-member group includes Tiruchi Siva (DMK) Jaya Bachchan (SP), Amar Patnaik (BJD), Derek O’Brien (TMC), Vandana Chavan (NCP), Roopa Ganguly (BJP), M V Rajeev Gowda (Cong), Kahkashan Parveen (JD-U),
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP), Sanjay Singh (AAP), Vijila Sathyananth(AIADMK) and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (BJP) and Amee Yajnik (Congress).