New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Lok Sabha today on the issue of net neutrality. His comments drew a strong response from Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Here are the highlights of Rahul Gandhi's speech:
Here are the highlights of Rahul Gandhi's speech:
- I want to talk about the Prime Minister again. (In response to protests from ruling party lawmakers) You will like what I'm about to say. I want to praise 'nation's PM' again, not yours, but nation's PM for the Time magazine article by US President Barack Obama praising him.
- He is probably the first leader in years, apart from (Mikhail) Gorbachev who has received such praise.
- I want to speak on net neutrality.
- This government wants to distribute the internet among big industrialists.
- Over 1 million people are fighting for net neutrality and the government is trying to carve out the net and hand it over to the corporates.
- We want to tell the House that our government supports the right to the internet.
- We want to make it clear that this government has never been under pressure from any corporate, and that we will never be under such pressure.
- The Prime Minister has said that everyone should have access to the internet.
- TRAI can make a recommendation under the TRAI Act. But, the final decision rests with the government.
- Today, Rahul Gandhi speaks about net neutrality. But we would like to know how and why the UPA government blocked Twitter handles.
- In the world of social media, our Prime Minister is very respected.
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