NEW DELHI: The movement for net neutrality gained further strength on Wednesday as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi pitched for a debate on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
The Congress vice president has sought the suspension of the question hour to take up an issue that has united political parties across the spectrum and is being widely debated - net neutrality, or the principle that Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their networks equally and allow users to access all websites at the same speed and cost.
This will be Mr Gandhi's second intervention in the Lok Sabha from the opposition benches, in just two days. On Monday, he made a speech on farmers' problems and took on the government, calling it a "Suit-boot ki Sarkar" that is out of touch with the sufferings of the poor.