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GNS JAMMU, FEB, 29:- The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone today said in the House that when I was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Assembly, I very humbly at my disposal appealed among others the media that the State of Jammu and Kashmir was passing through very difficult and tough situation as such it is obligatory on the part of every body to adopt a constructive approach towards the welfare and development of the state but is has been observed that sometimes the proceedings of the House are being published in a distorted and misrepresented character. Here were are supposed to behave very responsibly and adhere strictly to the Business Rules to ensure the sanctity and sacrosanct position of this august House. The rule reads as under:-  “The publication of false or distorted, partial or injurious report of debates or proceedings of the House or its Committee or wilful misrepresentation or suppression of speeches of particular membe...

GNS Jammu  Feb. 29, :  A strange situation which was unfortunately created by an affront by Presiding Officer of J&K Assembly to 4 th  Estate has finally been brought to close with media persons ending their protest. Peoples Democratic Party in the wake of this development expresses strong hope that not only will such piquant scenes be avoided. But it should augur well for the relationship of legislature and the  media.as  the latter ‘s role of public awareness and prevention of abuse in state-functioning cannot be underestimated. In a press statement a party spokesman said that PDP has always stood for free battle of ideas in which media has a significant place and they did not deserve the treatment that they met on publishing received information on alleged scams and misuse of authority by government functionaries and politicians .  The spokesman said when media rose against excessive behavior and uncalled for remarks  taking a princi...

GNS Jammu, Feb 29:  The three day long deadlock between media and Speaker Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone ended today after Speaker said that his remarks were confined to the proceedings of the House only.  Speaker met with the journalists said that he just wanted to say that inside the House legislators, ministers,  bureaucrats and members of press are under his control. “I very humbly at my disposal appealed among others the media that the State of Jammu and Kashmir was passing through very difficult and tough situation as such it is obligatory on the part of every body to adopt a constructive approach towards the welfare and development of the state”, Lone said. Lone said, “I never meant to hurt them at all and feel that some misunderstanding has cropped up in their minds which I think has no scope at all now. I accord great respect to the media fraternity," the Speaker said. He said that at various occasions the Ministers and the Members approached me with ...

Gujarat  Riots -   Game Over For Media FROM MEDIA CROOKS :And so the Godhra 10th anniversary came and passed. I had predicted a “ Hang-Modi ” weekend in the media. I am pleasantly surprised the extended weekend wasn’t as bad as I expected. While the cacophony over the 10th anniversary of Godhra and the Gujarat riots was all over the media, the anti-Modi, anti-Gujarat hate engineers clearly appear to have lost momentum. This is not so much because they have had a change of heart but somewhere there seems to be a realisation that people on the ground in Gujarat are fighting for a different cause. Rajdeep Sardesai was first off the block with a Ground Zero special on Godhra and after on CNN-IBN, next was Barkha Dutt on NDTV and, of course, Arnab Goswami followed up late on Monday, February 27. As  Howard Beale  would tell you: “TV is not the truth, it’s an amusement park....We lie like hell”. The Oscar awards show happened the same day taking aw...

FROM MEDIA CROOKS : Yes, it’s that time of the year. This year it’s even more special because it’s the 10th Anniversary of Godhra and the Gujarat riots. Throughout Monday, February 27, you can expect newspapers with specials and TV news channels to carry on endless debates on Gujarat and Narendra Modi. Expect to see sepia toned images of violence, deaths, burnt train compartments. Expect to see special documentaries on the plight, anger and anxiety in certain pockets of Gujarat. Expect to see how muslims from adults to school kids to new-born are systematically being discriminated against in Gujarat. Mind you, some of these stories aren’t unique to Gujarat but exist in pockets of many states in India. But once again, you will be reminded that it’s only in Gujarat alone that sufferings are magnified and state-sponsored. For the record, some of the lies about the Gujarat riots spread through the last decade have been exposed enough for the propaganda to change course. This is...