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Journalists successful Bengaluru staged a protestation successful beforehand of the Mahatma Gandhi statue connected the premises of Vidhana Soudha connected February 20, opposing caller directives issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) restricting media access wrong the State secretariat.
Wearing achromatic attire and achromatic masks arsenic a people of protest, media unit expressed objection to the circular that mandates journalists to get authoritative video statements lone astatine a designated determination adjacent the occidental gross of Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru.
The directive besides instructs media representatives not to travel the Chief Minister oregon different ministers wrong the premises to grounds statements.
The DPAR stated that the restrictions person been implemented successful the involvement of security.
The journalists submitted a practice to K.V. Prabhakar, Media Advisor to the Chief Minister, who assured that the concerns raised would beryllium looked into and that the contents of the circular would beryllium reviewed.
Journalists taxable a practice to K.V. Prabhakar, Media Advisor to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, who assured that their concerns regarding the directives issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) restricting media entree wrong the State secretariat, would beryllium looked into and that the contents of the circular would beryllium reviewed, connected February 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The protesting journalists argued that the caller restrictions hamper regular media sum and bounds entree to elected representatives.
The determination was opposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has termed the determination an effort to curb media state nether the guise of security.
