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Cell Phones Banned For Girls In Indian Village
Unmarried women using cell phones is considered a nuisance to society in a rural Gujarat village.
Digital India aims to help India become more connected. Despite the initiative's progress, Gujarat passed a resolution banning young single women and teenage girls from using cell phones.
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The village sarpanch, Devshi Vankar, said, “Why do girls need cell phones? Internet is a waste of time and money for a middle-class community like o
They will only be allowed to use the mobile phones of their parents inside the house. – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gujarat-village-bans-mobile-phone-for-school-girls/#sthash.aY0psjsE.dpuf
urs. Girls should better utilize their time for study and other works."
Although they won't be able to use their own cell phones, they will be allowed to use their parents' cell phones inside their homes.
They will only be allowed to use the mobile phones of their parents inside the house. – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gujarat-village-bans-mobile-phone-for-school-girls/#sthash.aY0psjsE.dpuf
They will only be allowed to use the mobile phones of their parents inside the house. – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gujarat-village-bans-mobile-phone-for-school-girls/#sthash.aY0psjsE.dpuf
They will only be allowed to use the mobile phones of their parents inside the house. – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gujarat-village-bans-mobile-phone-for-school-girls/#sthash.aY0psjsE.dpuf
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This ban all started with an sobriety campaign for men. But the ban gradually took on a focus on women’s lifestyles after community heads observed that unmarried women's cell phone use was as much a nuisance to society as alcoholic men.
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The ban in the village is expected to spread to other parts of Gujarat. Unmarried women caught with mobile phones will be fined 2,100 rupees and informers will be rewarded 200 rupees.
What's your take on the ban — ridiculous or warranted?
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