I&B Ministry seeks definition of "anti-terrorism ops" from MHA

The Home Ministry had earlier written to the I&B Ministry asking it to tighten rules to ensure there is restriction on live television coverage of anti-terror operations, sources said.

I&B Ministry seeks definition of "anti-terrorism ops" from MHA
NEW DELHI: Working on a proposal related to creation of norms for media coverage of terror-related operations, the Information and Broadcasting ministry has sought from Home Ministry the definition of terms "anti-terrorism operation" and "counter terrorism operation".

The Home Ministry had earlier written to the I&B Ministry asking it to tighten rules to ensure there is restriction on live television coverage of anti-terror operations, sources said.

"The I&B Ministry has sought contemporary definitions of some terms related to the proposal," a source said.

Last month, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley had in a lecture indicated that there could soon be norms for media coverage of terror-related operations by saying that the issue is under "serious and very advanced consideration" of the government.

Delivering the first Justice J S Verma memorial lecture, Jaitley had said that the manner in which anti-terror operations by security agencies was covered is one of the most important issues with regard to responsibility of media in contemporary times.

The question is whether to allow the media to go right up to the spot or if there should be constraints, Jaitley had said.
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"Our security agencies and the Ministry of Defence are clearly of the view that this cannot be allowed. And, therefore, during the limited duration when the security operation is on, a very strict discipline on the kind of reporting which is to take place from the place of the incident will have to be maintained," the I&B Minister had said in the lecture.
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