New Delhi:
A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to arrest the chief of Google India and impose a ban on the site for allegedly hosting advertisements related to pre-natal sex determination in violation of law.
"The chief of the Google India site should be arrested and prosecuted immediately and a ban should be put on the Google site," Brinda Karat (CPI-M) said raising the the issue during Zero Hour.
Karat said the government had earlier issued a warning to Google in this regard but the site has again started putting sponsored advertisements about clinics doing pre-natal tests.
She sought to know why the ministry of IT & Communication is not taking any action against Google for the violation of the provisions of Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act asking whether it is "connivance or callousness" on the part of the government.
Under the act, any entity indulging in sex determination advertisements is liable for imprisonment and fine.
Karat expressed concern over the plummeting sex ratio in the country and nine lakh girl children going missing.