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“Lakshman Rekha”: Minister Anurag Thakur Calls For Media Introspection

Anurag Thakur introspection of media
Information and Broadcasting Minister called for introspection of media houses as CJI claims media running Kangaroo courts.

Mumbai: On Saturday, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur called for an introspection of the media houses for the remarks made by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana saying that the media is running a Kangaroo court and agenda-driven debates curtailing the democracy, which further has raised a question on the credibility of the media as per the minister.

He said, “I wish to urge friends in the media that if such an impression is being created, there is a need for introspection. We need to introspect whether we have crossed the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ while delivering news.”

N.V. Ramana claimed that media trials had an impact on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. Speaking to the crowd, Mr. Thakur said that some believed the rise of television and later the internet would cause the radio to experience an existential crisis. However, he claimed that radio had recognised its audience and preserved both its relevance and legitimacy.

The minister emphasised the significance of content, claiming that it was what attracted viewers to the channel and that no amount of tower reach could compare to the significance of content. He expressed optimism that radio’s popularity will increase in the digital era.

The significant role radio played during the freedom movement, when many freedom fighters used it as a means of communication against the British imperial government, was noted by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan.

 

 

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73 Arrested From ‘Brothel’ Run By Meghalaya BJP Vice President In His Resort: Police

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After raids on a resort owned by Bernard N Marak , children were found locked up in squalid and unsanitary rooms, the case was registered.

Mumbai: In Meghalaya, the police are searching for state BJP unit’s vice president and former militant  leader Bernard N Marak alias Rimpu for the case of “immoral trafficking” that was registered against him in Tura of West Garo Hill districts, reports said.

However, the BJP leader said he was not on the run and has always cooperated with police. He also accused Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for targeting him by “asking the police department to link yesterday’s raid to a POCSO case in February”. Mr. Sangma is losing ground politically and is trying to get him arrested on political grounds, he claimed, adding that he was not even a defendant in the old POCSO case.

After raids on a resort owned by Bernard N Marak, children were found locked up in squalid and unsanitary rooms, after which the case was registered against him. Meghalaya police said a “brothel” operated outside the resort and the BJP leader is evading arrest. So far 73 people have been arrested in the case, all brought to trial.

“All the children were in a state of shock and could not speak correctly. From the materials recovered during raid, as well as from the design of the building, it seems that the place was used by Bernard N Marak alias Rimpu and his accomplices for prostitution stated the  police.

Marak denied any wrongdoing at his resort, saying the raid was carried out without a warrant on the orders of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, “misusing the entire state apparatus by the CM”.

“None of the detainees were involved in indecent activities. The police has violated and harassed the underage students I sponsored to study, claiming they were involved in sexual activity. An adult cannot be called a party prostitute and no host family can be called a brothel. The Prime Minister has made things very personal by allowing the police to direct human trafficking / prostitution to their constituents,” said Marak.

The police informed that a missing complaint of a girl was filed by her and the girl was later traced at Tura by her relatives.As per reports , the girl in the court said that she and her friends were taken to Rimpu Bagan by the accused and kept in a room , assaulted multiple times.

“Apart from the instant case, multiple verbal complaints were being received by respectable residents of Tura town area that many immoral activities are going on at Rimpu Bagan owned by one Bernard N Marak,” a police statement said.

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