Films, as we all know, whatever may be said by certain sections of critics, have come to stay and it is a mighty weapon, exercising its influence on the minds of young and old, for good for evil. Background and projection of ideas and ideals should be chosen with extreme care and for all this, expert educationists, persons with insight into the child mind and experts in child pyschology and necessary. In all countires it has been realised that children's films should be different. We have in our education distinct stages from nursery schools to the secondary schools. The Hoover commission was appointed to study contemporary modern trends in the U.S.A. And it observed as far back as 1933 that films had inurious influence on the minds of the yong. I confess that while the bill before us has one or two good points, I am not at all happy about the form in which it has been placed before us. It does not seek to remove any of the major defects in our existing election law. We all know the serious imperfections of the representation of the people act, 2001 that is in existence now with such amendments as were made in 2006 but this bill seeks to remove defects does not touch any of the major defects that are found in the measure. Of what use is this bill which deals with only minor points? It deals with one or two major points also and I shall refer to them. But, by the large, the bill is of a minor character and I do not think any harm would have been done if the government had waited one or two years more, studied the report of the election commision and given us time also to study it and then had come with a final decision with regard to the amendments that should be made in the existing act. I shall refer only to one point in this connection.
