Petition for 'reasonable restrictions' on use of mobile phones
The Committee on Petitions in Parliament, headed by senior BJP MP M Venkaiah Naidu is considering a petition seeking imposition of "reasonable restrictions" on the use of mobiles.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI : The menace caused by cellphones has resulted in a petition to Parliament with pleas for a series of measures including making use of mobiles during driving a "non-bailable and a non-compoundable offence".
The Committee on Petitions headed by senior BJP MP M Venkaiah Naidu is considering the petition seeking imposition of "reasonable restrictions" on the use of mobiles.
The petitioner, whose name has not been given, wanted enactment of a law prohibiting use of such phones or carrying them to places of worship, cremation ground and burial places.
The panel has decided to undertake consultations with a wide cross-section of the society inviting written memoranda. The petitioner is also seeking ban on use of mobile phones or carrying them in public offices.
"Making or receiving private or personal calls during office hours should be an offence punishable with imprisonment and fine," the petition said.
Besides, it called for ban on mobile phones fitted with cameras for the safety of women with relaxation only for professional needs.
In order to ensure that mobile phones are not used while driving, the petitioner wanted cellular phone companies to instal apparatus which would not allow the handsets to function on the roads or while driving.
Jammers and decoders should be installed in educational institutions so that calls on mobile phones could be restricted, it said.
The Committee on Petitions headed by senior BJP MP M Venkaiah Naidu is considering the petition seeking imposition of "reasonable restrictions" on the use of mobiles.
The petitioner, whose name has not been given, wanted enactment of a law prohibiting use of such phones or carrying them to places of worship, cremation ground and burial places.
The panel has decided to undertake consultations with a wide cross-section of the society inviting written memoranda. The petitioner is also seeking ban on use of mobile phones or carrying them in public offices.
"Making or receiving private or personal calls during office hours should be an offence punishable with imprisonment and fine," the petition said.
Besides, it called for ban on mobile phones fitted with cameras for the safety of women with relaxation only for professional needs.
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In order to ensure that mobile phones are not used while driving, the petitioner wanted cellular phone companies to instal apparatus which would not allow the handsets to function on the roads or while driving.
Jammers and decoders should be installed in educational institutions so that calls on mobile phones could be restricted, it said.
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