Centre Should Protect Freedom Of Press: CM

Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao found fault with Central Government’s decision to cancel accreditation of journalist’s accused of filing fake news items.

He said that government should have a responsibility to protect freedom of press without violating basic civil rights. He said there are already Acts, laws in vogue to deal with those writing fake news, baseless news. By stating that identification of journalists will be cancelled under the pretext of curbing fake news is now sending disturbing signals among thousands of journalists in the country, the Chief Minister said.