UPA tenure sees surge in attempts on media curbs - Economic Times
Last month, Congress MP Meenakshi Natarajan, reportedly close to Rahul Gandhi, the party's general secretary, proposed a legislation that sought to regulate the media. The private member's bill, subsequently disowned by the ruling Congress after uproar, sought to empower the government to ban coverage of an event that may pose a threat to national security. The bill also prescribes detailed 'standards' that the media should follow.
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What happened (in 2002) was a blot. But it’s not good if we remember just that and forget other things that are happening. I congratulate Narendra Bhai. Gujarat’s development is helpful for India and if Gujarat develops the nation will also develop. I hope Narendra Modi won’t be confined to Gujarat for long and the nation will get his services.
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