बुधवार, 14 जनवरी 2009

Government puts the media bill on hold

The union government will not go ahead with the proposed changes in the cable network rule immdiately. Following the protest the Prime minister's office has issued a statement short while ago.Following is the text of the statement-

PM assures consultation on proposed changes in Cable Television Network Rules.

The Prime Minister has received several representations from the media agencies regarding certain proposed changes in the Cable Television Network Rules currently under consideration. He has assured that the matter will be taken up for finalization only after the widest possible consultation with all the stakeholders and eliciting their different points of view on the proposed changes.

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बेनामी ने कहा…

This is a timely and correct decision by government. We all appreciate that goverment has felt that this is not fair to impose Censor on television media as it can be dangerous for democracy. We all also felt that during Mumbai attack there is some kind of slips in coverage and reporting of the incident but this does'nt mean that media shold be handcuffed and debared from working indipendently. This was learning for all of us and we are committed to work for peace and development of the country. I thing Govt will come with the final decision on this issue...