Andhra Pradesh proper this second decided to ban on-line video video games like rummy and poker (Representational)
Amaravati:
The Andhra Pradesh authorities proper this second decided to ban on-line video video games like rummy and poker which have been “pushing the youth on a fallacious path”.
The state cabinet that met beneath the chairmanship of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took the selection to ban on-line taking part in, Information Minister Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) said.
Briefing reporters on the end of the cabinet meet, the minister said on-line taking part in has develop to be a vice that was damaging the youth by ”misleading” them.
“So we have decided to ban all such on-line taking part in to protect the youth,” Mr Nani said.
Based mostly on the Cabinet alternative, organisers of on-line taking part in could be jailed for a 12 months, along with being penalised, for a major time offence.
The jail time interval would go as a lot as two years with constructive for the second offence. Moreover, these caught participating within the web video video games would attraction to a jail time interval of six months, the minister added.
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