He also stated that politicians want to recreate protests occurring on the roads of Delhi in Kashmir.
NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat justified the clampdown on the internet services in Kashmir on Saturday, saying that it was used by the people of Jammu and Kashmir to watch dirty films. He further said that politicians use social media to fuel protests, and therefore the clampdown was important after the abrogation of special status.
"They (politicians) use social media to fuel protests. What difference does it make if there’s no internet in Kashmir? What do you watch on internet there? What e-tailing is happening? Besides watching dirty films, you do nothing," he said on the sidelines of the annual convocation at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT).
He also stated that politicians want to recreate protests occurring on the roads of Delhi in Kashmir.
"Why do politicians want to go to there (Kashmir)? They want to re-create the protests happening on the roads of Delhi in Kashmir," he added.
He also clarified that the internet "did not have a significant effect on the economy."
Saraswat reasoned that internet services were shut down in Kashmir as there were "miscreants" who would spread "misinformation" about article 370 abrogation to create "law and order situation."
Earlier, the mobile internet was partially restored in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. The administration of Union Territory also allowed broadband in hotels, travel establishments and hospitals but only on white-listed websites.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration restored 2G mobile connectivity on postpaid mobiles for accessing white-listed sites, including for e-banking in the districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi.
All districts fall in the Jammu region of the Union Territory.
However, in the other districts of Jammu and Kashmir, mobile internet connectivity will remain suspended till further directions, the government order said.
This comes days after the Supreme Court on January 10 said that access to the Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution. It also asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory.
Clampdown on internet services was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre's abrogation of provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year.
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