Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar speaking at the Red Ink Awards held in Mumbai on 7th June stated that, essence of democracy is the freedom of press and the Narendra Modi government at the Centre is committed towards ensuring a free press and will look into the possibility of introducing a central law to prevent attacks on journalists.
“We have earned the press freedom, we did not get it for free. We have gone through a lot of struggle. This (freedom of press) is the essence of democracy and it needs to be preserved. The Modi government is committed towards full freedom to media and that is our principle because we believe in it,” Javadekar said.
Stating that attacks on mediamen are serious, the minister said, “It has to be prevented. Some state governments have taken a lead and enacted them (laws). We will definitely look into the possibility of whether a central law can be brought to prevent attack on journalists and the press.”
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/government-news/item/5134-cq-government-to-enact-law-for-preventing-attacks-on-press.html
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