Political parties and politicians find an increasing urgency to start television news channels.
The latest demand for starting a TV channel is going to come from the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government during a meeting of information ministers to be hosted by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry in New Delhi on Saturday.
The state government of Uttar Pradesh would raise the demand on Saturday, Minister for Trade Tax Yasar Shah confirmed to The Indian Express.
Though Akhilesh is in charge of the information department in UP, he has authorised his Shah to represent him at the meeting that is being convened after nearly 10 years.
“I have been informed that the central government does not give permission to state governments to run their own TV news channels. It is a matter of concern.
When private and government institutions are granted such permission, why not state governments?” Shah told IE. Samajwadi Party’s demand will come ahead of the UP assembly elections, which will be held early next year.
UP government officials, tasked by the Chief Minister to push the idea, have already inquired about the possibility of starting the Samajwadi Party government’s own channel, IE reported, quoting sources in the I&B Ministry.
The Central government, however, is firm that state governments and assemblies should not be given permission to run TV channels.
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The latest demand for starting a TV channel is going to come from the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government during a meeting of information ministers to be hosted by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry in New Delhi on Saturday.
The state government of Uttar Pradesh would raise the demand on Saturday, Minister for Trade Tax Yasar Shah confirmed to The Indian Express.
Though Akhilesh is in charge of the information department in UP, he has authorised his Shah to represent him at the meeting that is being convened after nearly 10 years.
“I have been informed that the central government does not give permission to state governments to run their own TV news channels. It is a matter of concern.
When private and government institutions are granted such permission, why not state governments?” Shah told IE. Samajwadi Party’s demand will come ahead of the UP assembly elections, which will be held early next year.
UP government officials, tasked by the Chief Minister to push the idea, have already inquired about the possibility of starting the Samajwadi Party government’s own channel, IE reported, quoting sources in the I&B Ministry.
The Central government, however, is firm that state governments and assemblies should not be given permission to run TV channels.
Read more at: Now Akhilesh Yadav-led UP government wants own TV channel | TelevisionPost.com | TelevisionPost.com
