PRAISE FOR MEDIAPERSONS
WHO COVERED J&K ELECTIONS
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting,
Smt. Sushma Swaraj has praised the mediapersons who covered the
Jammu and Kashmir elections in, what she called, most trying circumstances.
Despite, the bombs and bullets flying around them they functioned
like the armymen defying all the risks and threats from the terrorists,
she said.
Presiding over a workshop organized by the Press
Association, at the Press Information Bureau, here today, Smt.
Swaraj said the Jammu and Kashmir elections were rarest of the
rare and fairest of the fair and have established the credibility
of the Indian democratic system which has been acclaimed throughout
the world. Referring to some aberrations in reporting, she said
the mediapersons must not forget their duty as responsible citizens
and should not give a handle to the enemies of the country to
defame our democratic system.
The Minister said the voters of J&K deserved
the greatest praise for the exemplary courage shown by them in
coming out for voting in great numbers, giving a befitting reply
to the terrorists and their masters across the border. They were
not afraid of talking to the media, giving news-bytes fearlessly,
knowing fully well that they could be targeted by terrorists even
after the elections, she said.
Several mediapersons who covered the elections
shared their experiences and narrated the difficult situations
in which they carried out their professional assignments. The
President of the Press Association, Shri Deepak Razdan thanked
the Minister, Election Commission and the PIB for facilitating
the mediapersons during the conduct and covering of the election.
