Govt drops proposal to gag TV channels

The TIMES OF INDIA  reported today that government has dropped its plan to provide authorised video footage to TV channels during emergency situations.After Editors of TV Channels took up the issue with the Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh the political establishment has blamed in on the babus. The TOI has quoted sources saying " It was only a suggestion by various agencies and did not have approval of the political establishment".  Editors had asked Prime Minister for the complete closure of the issue, though he did not promise to the editors on the closure of the issue, TOI report clearly indicates that government has given in.

Freedom of the press should not be compromised:Sonia Gandhi

The editors of major news channels met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi this evening. she assured to bring this issue to government's notice.Mrs Gandhi told editors "the Congress party believed that the freedom of the press should not be compromised." She assured that a via media should be found to solve the problem.