New Delhi, July 25: Union Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday asked a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP to be careful with his choice of words when the latter used the word "porn" in Rajya Sabha. During a discussion on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Smriti Irani asked BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav "to be decent" while speaking in Parliament.

Speaking on the proposed changes to the law on sexual crimes against children, Harnath Singh Yadav held the content on TV and social media responsible for the rise in sexual offenders. "The question is where are these sexual offenders coming from? The fact is, what we are serving is what we are getting," Yadav said. He then narrated an incident saying he had no knowledge about pornography before that. Child Sex Ratio Has Declined in 21 States & Union Territories As Per Census 2011: Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha.

"My friend came to visit me and he started talking about porn. I was confused. I have heard of popcorn, but not porn," Yadav told Rajya Sabha. It was then Irani interjected and asked the BJP lawmaker "to be decent while explaining his concerns". "Yadav Ji is elder to me, but there are a lot of women sitting here and this discussion is being viewed by the entire country. Please be a little decent while explaining your concerns," Irani told the BJP lawmaker. Malnutrition-Free India by 2022, Says Union Minister Smriti Irani in Rajya Sabha.

In his speech, Yadav narrated a story of a boy who goes to a movie theatre and watches a film about mythical character King Harishchandra, known for never lying. Yadav said the boy then chose the "path of honesty and became a good man". However, now children are being exposed to "objectionable content from day to night", he said.

"Film actresses are selling condoms in advertisements. On music channels, the songs that get played are 'Munni Badnaam Hui', 'Chikni Chameli', 'Jhandu Balm', 'Tere Saath Karunga Gandhi Baat...' The minds of children are gentle. What effect will these things have?" Yadav said.

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