Speaker regrets poor media coverage of Parliament
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has regretted the poor media coverage of Parliament, including important debates.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday regretted the poor media coverage of Parliament, including important debates.
"I don't find any mention of yesterday's debate on defence in the newspapers. So, what is the use of getting newsprint," he wondered during Zero Hour.
His remarks were in response to CPI(M) member N N Krishnadas raising the issue of the crisis faced by vernacular and regional newspapers following the steep rise in the prices of newsprint.
The member said that the high prices of newsprint had created a question of survival before such newspapers, especially those in Kerala.
"In one year, the newsprint prices have risen two to three times," he said.
"I don't find any mention of yesterday's debate on defence in the newspapers. So, what is the use of getting newsprint," he wondered during Zero Hour.
His remarks were in response to CPI(M) member N N Krishnadas raising the issue of the crisis faced by vernacular and regional newspapers following the steep rise in the prices of newsprint.
The member said that the high prices of newsprint had created a question of survival before such newspapers, especially those in Kerala.
"In one year, the newsprint prices have risen two to three times," he said.
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