Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Wednesday regretted that some politicians were becoming ‘increasingly intolerant towards the media’ and pointed to Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Virbhadra Singh threatening media persons in Shimla.
Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court, said Singh’s ‘undemocratic behaviour’ was the latest instance of politicians ‘not behaving in a manner which is expected of them in a democracy’.
Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court, said Singh’s ‘undemocratic behaviour’ was the latest instance of politicians ‘not behaving in a manner which is expected of them in a democracy’.