The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Saturday urged the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha(LoP) Rahul Gandhi to raise issues of press freedom and right to information in the Parliament. In a letter, the EGI highlighted how the fundamental freedom of the press has come under “increasing threat due to several legislative measures passed by the government”. It added that these measures were “taken without adequate stakeholder consultation and parliamentary scrutiny in the drafting and passing of these laws”. “They carry provisions that are vague and overboard, which could…
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Remove access restriction on media for Parliament coverage: Editors Guild to Birla, Dhankhar | India News
The Editors Guild of India on Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to remove access restrictions on the media for covering proceedings of Parliament. The Guild, in a letter to Birla, said the practice of restricting the number of media persons, including those holding permanent accreditation, came into force when Covid19 protocols were in place. “The country has fought the scourge and moved on and we hope limiting access is also done away with,” it said in a letter to Birla. The Guild…