A minister in Madhya Pradesh's BJP government is pitching for a ban on porn, which he thinks is the reason behind the rise in sexual assault on women and children. Bhupendra Singh, the state home minister, said he is considering a ban on porn to check rape and molestation cases. "We think the reasons for the rising number of child rape and molestation cases are porn. We are contemplating of banning porn in Madhya Pradesh, will approach the centre in the matter," he told news agency ANI.