New Delhi: A BJP woman member today caused a flutter in Lok Sabha when she alleged that Wikipedia had shown her as dead, causing concern among members and prompting government to promise serious action.
Raising the issue in Zero Hour, Anju Bala said she came to know of her 'death' entry in the social media when her secretary received a phone call from Mumbai after she participated in a women's conference last week.
The caller sought to know whether the programme in which she had recited a poem was held long back as she was shown "dead" on March three in Delhi on Wikipedia.
Besides, the lawmaker alleged that there had been some claims on Wikipedia tarnishing her character and reputation.
Mrs Bala wanted a First Information Report (FIR) to be registered and bringing the guilty to book.
Amid concern voiced by members, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the incident was brought to her notice only yesterday. Mrs Bala represents Misrikh seat in Uttar Pradesh
Responding to the concern, Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said this is certainly a serious matter and "we will take serious action".
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Raising the issue in Zero Hour, Anju Bala said she came to know of her 'death' entry in the social media when her secretary received a phone call from Mumbai after she participated in a women's conference last week.
The caller sought to know whether the programme in which she had recited a poem was held long back as she was shown "dead" on March three in Delhi on Wikipedia.
Besides, the lawmaker alleged that there had been some claims on Wikipedia tarnishing her character and reputation.
Mrs Bala wanted a First Information Report (FIR) to be registered and bringing the guilty to book.
Amid concern voiced by members, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the incident was brought to her notice only yesterday. Mrs Bala represents Misrikh seat in Uttar Pradesh
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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