JAIPUR: Former leader minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday hit out towards the BJP state govt over amendments in CrPC sections 156 and 190 and including IPC segment 228B that makes govt sanction obligatory ahead of probes may also be ordered towards judges, magistrates and public servants.
In a series of remarks on a microblogging website, Gehlot tweeted: "Rajasthan BJP government is acting autocratically by making arbitrary changes to the Criminal Procedure Code. The changes not only stops probe, it also bars media from reporting on any case of corruption. This is being done to shield the corrupt. It reveals how BJP is not at all serious about fighting corruption or maintaining transparency in governance."
Gehlot tweeted that putting restrictions on media was "very unfortunate and a new kind of censorship and assault on press freedom". "The only logic behind these decisions is to hide the scams, to save all involved n to make sure nothing comes out in public domain," he stated.
On the opposite hand, house minister Gulab Chand Kataria, while talking to a TV channel, defended the ordinance and stated, "Some people have developed a tendency to file complaints against high officials to hog the limelight. The ordinance's purpose is to nip in the bud such tendencies."
PCC president Sachin Pilot stated the ordinance provides protection to corruptions on the administrative degree. "BJP governments at the centre and in the state came to power on the promise of irradiating corruption but these are now trying to give legal protection to the corrupt officials," stated Pilot. He stated Congress uncovered the mining rip-off, following which many mines had been cancelled in the state. "Congress will oppose the amendments in the assembly," Pilot stated.
BJP MLA and former minister Ghanshyam Tiwari stated he too would oppose the amendments made in the CrPC in the meeting. "The ordinance has been issued to cover up misdeeds of the chief minister, her ministers and top bureaucrats. It is unconstitutional and deprives the citizens their fundamental right," stated Tiwari.
State's recommend basic Narpat Mal Lodha defended the debatable ordinance pronouncing it was promulgated to give protection to public servants and their reputations from being sullied via media trials. Lodha stated, "This ordinance is to protect government servants from harassment, blackmail and undue pressure exerted on them by the vested interests. Once a magisterial inquiry has been ordered, the media trial simultaneously starts and causes distractions for the officials."
In a series of remarks on a microblogging website, Gehlot tweeted: "Rajasthan BJP government is acting autocratically by making arbitrary changes to the Criminal Procedure Code. The changes not only stops probe, it also bars media from reporting on any case of corruption. This is being done to shield the corrupt. It reveals how BJP is not at all serious about fighting corruption or maintaining transparency in governance."
Gehlot tweeted that putting restrictions on media was "very unfortunate and a new kind of censorship and assault on press freedom". "The only logic behind these decisions is to hide the scams, to save all involved n to make sure nothing comes out in public domain," he stated.
On the opposite hand, house minister Gulab Chand Kataria, while talking to a TV channel, defended the ordinance and stated, "Some people have developed a tendency to file complaints against high officials to hog the limelight. The ordinance's purpose is to nip in the bud such tendencies."
PCC president Sachin Pilot stated the ordinance provides protection to corruptions on the administrative degree. "BJP governments at the centre and in the state came to power on the promise of irradiating corruption but these are now trying to give legal protection to the corrupt officials," stated Pilot. He stated Congress uncovered the mining rip-off, following which many mines had been cancelled in the state. "Congress will oppose the amendments in the assembly," Pilot stated.
BJP MLA and former minister Ghanshyam Tiwari stated he too would oppose the amendments made in the CrPC in the meeting. "The ordinance has been issued to cover up misdeeds of the chief minister, her ministers and top bureaucrats. It is unconstitutional and deprives the citizens their fundamental right," stated Tiwari.
State's recommend basic Narpat Mal Lodha defended the debatable ordinance pronouncing it was promulgated to give protection to public servants and their reputations from being sullied via media trials. Lodha stated, "This ordinance is to protect government servants from harassment, blackmail and undue pressure exerted on them by the vested interests. Once a magisterial inquiry has been ordered, the media trial simultaneously starts and causes distractions for the officials."
New kind of censorship on press, says Ashok Gehlot
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