KATHMANDU: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has said that there was so much negative and misleading information being intentionally spread out about the Information Technology Bill.
Talking to the journalists during the weekly meet-up with the media persons here today, Minister Baskota said that some persons were spreading false information that the Bill demanded that every social networking site users be registered with the government agencies.
Baskota, delivering a tirade against attempts of defaming the Bill, clarified, “It is evident that certain people were trying to create illusions and shroud the facts relating to this Bill. The Bill does not ask each social networking site users to register with the government rather only the social networking sites to be registered. I flatly reject it.”
According to him, the users of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter among others need not be registered with the government. Instead, social networking sites should get registered with the government of Nepal for their operation.
Urging one and all to make remarks on the Bill after only thoroughly reading all the provisions and clauses in the Bill, the Minister further explained, “I want to say one and all that the government would not take action against all the social networking site users but the law would certainly be attracted if the complaint is registered against offenders.”
He was of the view that futile attempts were being made to conceal the positive aspects of the Bill with a vested interest to instigate the general public against the government.
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