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BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking withdrawal of a circular connected restrictions connected journalists astatine the Vidhana Soudha.
In the letter, Mr. Vijayendra objected to the DPAR’s circular which said that physics media unit should instrumentality bytes of Ministers and legislators lone astatine a definite gross of the Vidhana Soudha and that lone those with accreditation cards issued by the Information Department could participate the Vidhana Soudha.
Pointing retired that galore journalists bash not person accreditation cards, Mr. Vijayendra demanded that introduction indispensable beryllium provided to adjacent those not having accreditation and besides those from physics media and YouTube channels. YouTube channels person been regarded arsenic media/digital media today, helium pointed out.
Stating that the circular had been issued retired of information concerns, helium maintained that “security tin beryllium tightened and made foolproof, but without hindering the media from doing their nonrecreational duties.”
“This determination to prohibition introduction of media into the Vidhana Soudha smacks of panic and jitters. It looks similar that this determination has been made retired of extraneous considerations,” helium alleged.
“We are surviving successful a democracy. Transparency and accountability are the hallmark of immoderate government. Let’s beryllium transparent and accountable to the people. Let the media bash its job, without immoderate fearfulness oregon favour. Let determination beryllium a steadfast narration betwixt the media and the authorities connected 1 broadside and media and legislators connected the different side,” helium said.
