Govt. to have a relook on media curbs at Secretariat

Amid accusations of restrictions imposed for mediapersons astatine the Secretariat, Chief Minister V.D.Satheesan said connected Wednesday that the State authorities volition request to instrumentality a relook astatine a 2018 circular during the tenure of the erstwhile authorities which had led to the restrictions. “It has lone been a fewer days since we took charge, during which we had to instrumentality up respective matters including the White Paper and the State Budget connected priority. We volition analyse this order,” helium said. On the closure of the North Gate of the Secretariat, helium said that it is earthy for the gross to beryllium closed erstwhile protestation marches happen. Mr.Satheesan said that the State authorities has nary powers to archer the Enforcement Directorate however it should proceed with an investigation. “Though the CMRL had approached the High Court to halt the investigation, the entreaty was rejected. Now the CPI(M) says that it volition fto the instrumentality instrumentality its course. This is what I said initially astir the investigation,” helium said.

Published - June 10, 2026 08:00 p.m. IST