Jammu, March 14, (Scoop News)- Pro-tem Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Shafi, today said that the media always plays an important role in bringing the proceedings of the House to the fore.
The Pro-tem Speaker said this while chairing a meeting of media persons at the Legislature Complex, ahead of the ensuing budget session of the State Legislative Assembly, slated to be held from 18th of this month. He requested the media fraternity to give positive and impartial coverage of the proceedings during the session.
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Relief & Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Bukhari was also present.
The Pro-tem Speaker directed the concerned officers to ensure that adequate amount of rooms are kept reserved for comfortable stay of out of station media persons at the Circuit house during the session. He further said that media being the forth pillar of democracy has always played vital role in the building up of better society.
While sharing his experiences in the meeting, Bukhari requested the media persons to carry out the coverage in a responsible manner, so that it is ensured that the context of the news is preserved. “The dissemination, publication and placement of the news should be left to the wisdom of the Editor”, he said and assured the media persons that they will be provided hassle free passage into the Legislature Complex and a comfortable atmosphere to carry out their professional duties during the session.
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