50 Shades of Indian Government – 5 things Modi Sarkar should Ban next!

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In an attempt to make the Internet ‘clean’, the government of India decided to ban pornographic sites. It was a crackdown for the very first time in the country, a significant thing in the history of Indian internet; porn was blocked and 857 websites washed away in a weekend. The decision got mixed reactions from different parts of the society. Social media erupted and it slammed the government’s decision, while some found the funny side of it. After the massive resentment from the mass, the government decided to remove the ban partially.

We do not want to get into the consequences or the effects of the ban because we believe in “let’s face it”; no one loves to be the moral police. But at the same time, we have found out something very interesting about this whole ‘Ban’ drama.

Here is a list of things we think the government should ban next:

• The reservation or Quota System in education: This is a problem many candidates have faced while getting into a college or any other institution. The reservation of seats rules out the chances of an eligible candidate quite a number of times. We don’t need quotas; students should get selected on the basis of their merit.

• Those who reply to messages with a ‘K’: It is a texting offence, replying K to someone’s message is not only a mood killer but it’s also incredibly lazy. So here is a pro tip to our government, can you just ban those people who type a single letter to our entire freaking paragraph?

• The Dreadful App Requests & Sending of Game Invites on Facebook: Life on earth would have been so much easier, if people could stop sending Invites of various games and App requests on Facebook. Trust me you can play those games without me, it’s a no-brainer.

• Good Morning Picture Messages on WhatsApp: We all love WhatsApp, don’t we? It is wonderful to share personal space in your closed circle. Pictures, videos and songs- the experience is awesome. But no one asked for Good Morning messages from 40 members of 10 groups. There were days my phone almost hanged as I tried to find out, what’s so good about that morning. If Maggi, a thing we love so much, can be banned, why not these annoying images.

• People who greet us by saying –“Koto boro hoe gechis”: Do people grow younger with time? I mean seriously, don’t you guys have anything else to say? We respect our elders but sometimes these awkward compliments take you on the wrong foot and we have no other choice than faking a smile.

Not happy with our list? Tell us what do you think should be banned next. Post your comment below and fire up the discussion.

By Pathikrit Banerjee