Thiruvananthapuram: Speaker MB said that there is no ban on media in the assembly and the propaganda that the media is not allowed in the assembly is baseless. Rajesh. The Watch and Ward was instructed to check the pass, including the staff. The fact that they tightened the check caused some difficulties for the journalists. Intervened to resolve that difficulty as soon as it was noticed. The speaker said that what was described as a media ban had passed. He added that no journalist with a pass would be barred from going to the offices of ministers, the speaker and the Leader of the Opposition.
The propaganda that the media is not allowed into the Assembly is baseless. Everyone with a pass is admitted. Wherever there is freedom to go earlier there will be. Enter the camera crew into the media room. “It simply came to our notice then.
Has anyone been denied a pass saying it is a media ban? All applications for renewal of journalists’ passes have been renewed. Some have not applied for renewal. Although it was an old pass at the time, it was instructed to enter and then the news broke that there was a media ban.
The pass may have been strictly asked for today. It is customary to leave without asking for a pass if you are familiar with the face. Journalists find it difficult to ask strictly. No need to insist on asking for a pass, the speaker said.