Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said “more effective steps” were needed to deal with obscenity and vulgarity in advertisements in the media, PTI reported from New Delhi.
Responding to concerns raised by SP member Ram Gopal Yadav in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour, the minister said as many as 6,700 complaints have been dealt with.
“Still, I believe more effective steps are required,” Javadekar said as he agreed with Yadav that it was an important issue.
Yadav demanded a ban on such advertisements to protect culture from bad influences. The MP said there was a rise in obscenity and vulgarity in advertisements shown in electronic as well as print media, including magazines.
He added that it was even difficult to watch news shows on television along with the family because of such advertisements shown during breaks.
The SP member said the country was moving towards a “moral crisis” and the spread of nudity and alcoholism was on the rise. According to him, vulgarity was responsible for the increasing crime against women.
Singapore/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is on a four-day visit to Singapore, on…
Cuttack: The toll in mango kernel incident in Odisha’s Kandhamal rose to three as another…
New Delhi: On a day when Congress demanded the resignations of Amit Shah and Manipur Chief…
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a controversy triggered by reports about a boy being projected…
New Delhi: A contestant appearing to mock actor Deepika Padukone's battle with depression on Samay…
Cuttack: Senior BJP leader and former minister Samir Dey breathed his last on Monday while…
Mahayuti vs Maha Vikas Aghadi - it's an electoral Mahabharat in Maharashtra, albeit a lot…
New Delhi: Former Delhi minister and senior AAP leader Kailash Gahlot, who resigned from the…