Congress criticised for keeping jurnos out of press meet

The Media Forum has condemned Congress for sending out two TV channel representatives from a press meet Times Now and Republic TV representatives were sent out of the press meet held by Congress national spokesman Randeep Surjewala It is not right to target reporters for the differences between party and the channel, said the Media Forum

The Media Forum has condemned the Congress for sending out two TV channel representatives from a press meet held by the party national spokesman Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday in the City, reports Kannada Prabha.

For the first time in the history of the State, two news channel representatives, Times Now and Republic TV, were sent out of the press meet held by Congress national spokesman Randeep Surjewala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar at the Congress office in the City. The reporters of Republic TV and Times Now were sent out alleging biased reporting. National Media Forum president Vijay Grover has condemned this and said reporters do their duty. It is not right to target reporters for the differences between the party and channel, he said.