Friday, 26 July 2024

Media Censorship Under Modi 3.0

 

The PM never tires of castigating Nehru-Gandhi dynasty rule. But does the PM know who brought Parliamentary Proceedings into public domain?

 

Rahul Gandhi’s grandfather Feroze Gandhi brought the “Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication Act, 1956)” through a Private Member’s Bill. This made it possible for the media to report Parliamentary Proceedings. For ten years Modi has been hogging headlines with his speeches in Parliament. Prior to 1956 such coverage was not permitted and a suit could be filed against the journalist if there was a violation. Even the Godi media should know that if Feroze Gandhi had not brought a new law in 1956, this very Godi media would not even have been allowed to report Parliamentary Proceedings. What has Modi shown by way of gratitude? He and his Ministers, Presiding Officers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha gag Rahul Gandhi – his mike is switched off in Parliament; his speeches are deleted from Parliamentary records.

 

Modi Government is bringing a New Broadcast Bill, 2024 to gag inter-alia YouTube Channels, who are perceived to have spoken truth to the People of India during the 2024 election campaign and which led BJP to win just 240 odd seats!

No comments:

Post a Comment