BJP, TMC now fighting for rights of journalists

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed that the ruling Trinamool Congress is destroying the media which is the fourth pillar of the constitution. Addressing a press conference, the BJP chief of West Bengal unit said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee never respects the journalists and also that journalists are not allowed to enter the state secretariat. “Journalists are the fourth pillar of the constitution. They bring out the truth to the common people. But the TMC supremo and Mamata Banerjee doesn’t show respect to the journalists and sometimes even the journalists are not permitted inside Nabanna,” claimed Ghosh. However, the TMC claims that BJP is ruining the basics of journalism by heckling journalists.

Talking to Free Press Journal, TMC MP Saugata Roy said that not just journalists, the ruling Trinamool Congress never disrespects anyone. “Insulting media and bribing the media just to publish their news is common in BJP. Sometimes a journalist can’t even open his/her mouth as that could be a threat for the person. TMC treats everyone with the same importance,” mentioned Roy.