Raman Singh govt acts on scribes' plea

IN Media Watch Briefs | 22/12/2015

The coming together of 300 journalists from across the Bastar region to court arrest in front of the office of the IG police, seems to have led the Raipur government on Monday to do something about police cases against the media. CM Raman Singh met scribes and agreed to consider their demands for the protection of those working in conflict zones. The CG government has agreed to form a secretary level panel to look into police cases filed against journos within 72 hours of a case being filed. As for the two journalists still in jail, their immediate release has been demanded. (Hindu)

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