State gets flak for `onslaught' on media

http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/24/stories/2006122420380100.htm

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State gets flak for `onslaught' on media

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Telugu Desam questions Vundavalli's credentials
Such attack is not fair in a democracy: TRS chief


HYDERABAD: Three opposition parties on Saturday assailed the Congress
Government's attempts to stifle the freedom of press by issuing
notices to the Ramoji group that runs Eenadu daily and its criticism
of newspapers that faulted the regime's high-handedness.

The TDP, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and the BJP separately
described the Government's action against the Ramoji group as an
attack on the media. The TDP took exception to the manner in which
Congress MP V. Arun Kumar spoke about The Hindu's editorial on the
Government's intolerance.

Addressing a press conference here, TDP legislators — N. Janardhan
Reddy and D. Umamaheswara Rao — questioned Mr. Kumar's credentials in
commenting on a newspaper of The Hindu's standing. "Both Chief
Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Mr. Kumar should desist from
attacking the media. Press should be allowed to play its normal role."

They wondered as to why Dr. Reddy had no complaint against Eenadu when
it gave wide coverage to the `padayatra' he had undertaken as Leader
of the Opposition in 2003.

TRS president K. Chandrasekar Rao said in Nalgonda that Dr. Reddy had
the tendency of silencing his critics by adopting any means. "Such
onslaught is not fair in a democracy. We condemn it."

BJP State president Bandaru Dattatreya, in an open letter to Dr.
Reddy, said it was time that his Government took note of the
suggestions in The Hindu editorial, stop its assault on press freedom
and clear the doubts it has created in the minds of depositors of
Margadarsi Financiers.

While the RBI and the Centre were the statutory authorities to deal
with Margadarsi, the State Government appeared to have lost its sense
of judgement by claiming to possess these powers, he said. He said the
unanimity among the opposition parties on the Government's actions was
proof of its vengeful action.


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