Anand Sharma says there will be no curbs on freedom of media.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Feb 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma Shri Anand Sharma a politician from Indian National Congress party is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is currently the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. today said that the government is keeping a strict vigil on the electronic media following the preparation of regulatory guidelines by the private broadcasters. The guidelines were prepared by the National Broadcasting Association after the live coverage of Mumbai terror attacks in November last year. Replying supplementaries in Lok Sabha, Sharma said that besides preparation of guidelines by all stakeholders, a committee has already been constituted. He made it clear that government has no intention to curb the freedom of media. "The government has focused on sensitizing media about the concerns of the security forces and administration in an emergency like the recent attacks," Sharma added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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