Hyderabad, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has faulted the Centre’s decision to cancel the accreditation of journalists accused of filing fake news s. He said the governments should have a responsibility to protect freedom of the press without violating the basic civil rights.
In a statement here today, the Chief Minister said there are already Acts, laws in vogue to deal with those writing fake and baseless news. By stating that the accreditation of the journalists will be cancelled under the pretext of curbing fake news, was sending disturbing signals among thousands of journalists in the country, the CM added.
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