He said this to the media at the Courts complex, where he was
attending a hearing.
The government had taken measures to ban social media sites with the aim of curtailing hate messages and comments being spread but the MP added that this is a futile effort and would have no bearing as there are plenty of other ways of logging onto these sites surpassing the blockade imposed by the government.
In 2015, such a ban was imposed in India but it was not practically viable and it was required to look into the core issues of the government and address these issues, he said.
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