No mobiles for girls: MP makes controversial statement

Rajya Sabha MP Rajpal Singh Saini now finds himself grabbing national headlines for not the best of reasons. Addressing workers yesterday, Saini said that children, especially girls should not be given mobile phones. “Don't give mobile phones to children, especially girls. I say this at all the places where I make my speeches. And if any of these kids have a mobile, take them away. What are they missing anyway? What are the girls missing without mobile,” he said. He went on to add that mobile phones were distracting and useless. Saini is known to clarify later that he meant students of a certain age should not be given mobile phones. "What I am saying is that students should not be given mobile phones... It is the age to study, and mobile phones are a distraction," he said.

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