Activists of Congress, TDP, CPI (ML)-New Democracy, people’s organisations, and student unions staged protests in front of the railway station here on Tuesday against the continuation of ban on the telecast of the ABN-Andhra Jyothy news channel.
They took out a rally from the Press Club.
Speaking on the occasion, DCC president Taher Bin Hamdan described the imposition of ban and its continuation as violation of freedom of speech and expression. Demanding an immediate lifting of prohibition on the television channel the CPI (ML)-New Democracy leader V. Prabhakar said that it would be unfair on the part of rulers to continue restrictions on the television channel.
BC Vidyarthi Sangham president Srinivas Goud and TUWJ district president A. Sailu participated.
Sangareddy Staff Reporter adds: Demanding the State government to lift the ban on the news channel, journalists took out a rally on Tuesday. Journalists also held dharna at Collectorate and later submitted a memorandum to the officials.
