Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed concern on Friday about the lack of regulation of content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
“At present, there is no regulation on OTT platforms,” Bhagwat said during his customary speech on the occasion of Dussehra in Nagpur. “A system without regulation poses the danger of anarchy.”
Addressing a group of Swayamsevaks in Nagpur, Bhagat highlighted the need for a culture that “binds the nation together and promotes love”. He said that only “Sanatan Hindu culture” can save the world from radicalism, terrorism and intolerance, “with its ability to accept all”. The RSS chief was performing a ‘shastra puja’ on the occasion of Dussehra in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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“In the backdrop of the pandemic online education was to be introduced. School-going children are hooked to mobile phones as a rule. In the absence of prudence and a regulatory framework, it will become difficult to predict in which way and to what extent will this emerging phenomenon of contact with fair and unfair means sweep our society,” he said.
“It is well-known to what extent anti-national forces wish to use these means. Therefore, the government must make efforts to regulate these affairs soon,” he added.
The Vijaya Dashami address of the RSS chief is considered the most important event for the organisation as it is during his address plans and vision are put forth for all members to follow. It is from this stage that the RSS stand on many issues of national importance is known.
(With inputs from ANI)
