Congress slams state govt for restricting media entry to CM office floor without permission

Gandhinagar, 21 November 2013

The Gujarat Congress has criticized state government’s undemocratic decision to ban journalists inside the Swarnim Sankul complex that houses office of the Chief Minister and cabinet ministers.

It should be mentioned that the entry without permission to swanky Swarnim Sankul has been prohibited for media persons like other people in following Intelligence input that attackers may enter the building posing as media person.

Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi has demanded that government should disclose the reasons, why it is keeping the media persons away from the Chief Minister’s office.

Restrictions just for third floor:Nitin Patel

According to senior minister Shri Nitin Patel the restriction will be effective only for third floor where Chief Minister’s office is located. There are no fresh restrictions when it comes to the other floors. Media persons are never denied entry, barring just the time when meetings are on.

PP Vyas, DSP, Secretariat Security clarifies

Journalists are allowed to go into the CM office if the officials they want to meet ask the policemen on duty to allow them to come in. A police officer will accompany such a journalists till the officer’s cabin and the journalist will have to return with the same police officer after meeting the officer.