Journalists Stage Protest to Restore Their Entry in the Parliament

Journalists organized a protest against the sanctions imposed by the government on the entry of scribes and camera people into Parliament. They alleged that the move is a precursor to a "complete ban" on spot coverage of parliamentary sessions by the media in the coming days.

The Editors Guild of India (EGI), Press Association, Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC), Press Club of India (PCI), Working News Cameraman Association and various other organizations of journalists extended their support to the protest.

They demanded that all restrictions imposed on journalists' entry into Parliament premises and the Press Gallery must "immediately" be lifted, and media persons be allowed to perform their professional duty.