For blaming mobile phones and non-vegetarian food for the rise of sexual attacks on women According to him, students’ minds are polluted by the porn and obscene songs they watch and hear on their mobile phones. Non- vegetarian food, he further claimed, contributes to ‘hot temper’, and cited sermons from saints who claim vegetarian food keeps the body and mind pure and healthy. He claims he will now seek a ban of cellphones on school campuses and make surprise visits to ensure the ban is enforced. The minister even offered an analogy to The Indian Express to add clarity to his explanation. “[the cell phone] is like issuing a licence for a revolver to individuals in the name of self-defence, but misused for criminal purposes,” he said. Such statements reflect the inadequacy of many of our political leaders, who instead of ensuring better law and order, waste precious time pursuing silly preoccupations.
