Karnataka govt defends restrictions on media at Vidhana Soudha

BENGALURU: The state government has not imposed any restriction on electronic and print media members with media accreditation card issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations from participating in any program/workshop, press conferences/meetings held at the Vidhana Soudha, according to Secretary, Dr KG Jagadeesha, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR).

The media are participating in the programs/press conferences held at the Vidhana Soudha as before. There is no need to issue a separate permission order, he clarified.