Kathmandu, Aug 6: Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki has urged the media persons to spread the fact that the constitution does give some space to the dissenting sides too.
Speaking at the constitution day, publicity sub-committee meeting at the Ministry Monday, he said that there are many positives in the constitution, and the most positive for the dissenting side is there is room for amendment.
Minister Karki, who also Chairs the Sub-committee, said that the government media including Gorkhapatra, Radio Nepal and Nepal Television that disseminate news reports in various languages should include matters relating to the new constitution so as to aware the people about it. “Please make people understand in different languages including the languages spoken in Tarai that the constitution has already been amended once”, he said.
On the occasion, Chairperson of Nepal Press Council Borna Bahadur Karki suggested organizing a debate among senior journalists and editors of various media on the role of the media in the implementation of the constitution.
General Manager of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti Nirmala Acharya said that the RSS has been giving priority to articles, features and news related to constitution.
President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Dr Mahendra Bista said that space should also be given to the views that are against the new constitution.
Meanwhile, Constitution Day Main Organising Committee chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is to organise different programmes on the occasion of the first Constitution Day on September 19. The occasion is being observed for three days by organizing a variety of programmes. RSS
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