<p>The government has prohibited private television channels from recording the proceedings of the legislature session.</p>.<p>According to an order by Assembly speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, private TV channels will be prohibited from taking their cameras inside.</p>.<p>Even camerapersons of print media will not be allowed to click photos. However, reporters will be allowed to sit through the proceedings.</p>.<p>The move attracted criticism from Opposition.</p>.<p>“Is blocking journalists an attempt to protect @BJP4Karnataka’s blue boys from being caught again? In that case, is it not the party’s duty to teach blue boys a lesson? But, in @BJP4Karnataka, they reward such anti-social elements with ministerial berth, even if they lose. Wah!” CLP leader Siddaramaiah tweeted.</p>.<p>Former PM H D Deve Gowda said, “Debates in Assembly should be transparent. Only then will democracy hold meaning.”</p>.<p>The Congress on its official Twitter handle said, “The U-turn policy of @BJP4Karnataka are in the fore again. While in opposition BJP used to shed crocodile tears for Free media @BSYBJP had threatened to go on dharna for freedom of press. When in power media has been barred from streaming the assembly session, Such a shameful act”</p>.<p>TV channels will have to procure footage from Doordarshan. Print media photographers will have to get photos from Department of Information and Public Relations.</p>.<p>In 2018, during the regime of JD(S)-Congress, it was proposed to shift media room in Vidhana Soudha from third floor to ground floor, to restrict access to ministers and officials.</p>
<p>The government has prohibited private television channels from recording the proceedings of the legislature session.</p>.<p>According to an order by Assembly speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, private TV channels will be prohibited from taking their cameras inside.</p>.<p>Even camerapersons of print media will not be allowed to click photos. However, reporters will be allowed to sit through the proceedings.</p>.<p>The move attracted criticism from Opposition.</p>.<p>“Is blocking journalists an attempt to protect @BJP4Karnataka’s blue boys from being caught again? In that case, is it not the party’s duty to teach blue boys a lesson? But, in @BJP4Karnataka, they reward such anti-social elements with ministerial berth, even if they lose. Wah!” CLP leader Siddaramaiah tweeted.</p>.<p>Former PM H D Deve Gowda said, “Debates in Assembly should be transparent. Only then will democracy hold meaning.”</p>.<p>The Congress on its official Twitter handle said, “The U-turn policy of @BJP4Karnataka are in the fore again. While in opposition BJP used to shed crocodile tears for Free media @BSYBJP had threatened to go on dharna for freedom of press. When in power media has been barred from streaming the assembly session, Such a shameful act”</p>.<p>TV channels will have to procure footage from Doordarshan. Print media photographers will have to get photos from Department of Information and Public Relations.</p>.<p>In 2018, during the regime of JD(S)-Congress, it was proposed to shift media room in Vidhana Soudha from third floor to ground floor, to restrict access to ministers and officials.</p>
