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Kathmandu Saturday July 07, 2001 Ashadh 23, 2058.
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Controversial part of
Constitution ?
In reference with the article entitled
"Right to Information" dated June 15 by Pratyoush Onta, I wish to grab attention
of the concerned authority on the controversial part (to my knowledge) of the Constitution
regarding the information exchange. As Onta says, "It is given right to all Nepali
citizen to demand and receive information (provisions on article 16 of the Constitution
)." But Onta nowhere mentions whether the right to impulse message, news or
information is given to media or not. If the electronic media are given such right then
why were they mute during such a national crisis and national loss? The media should
impart unbiased and unpoliticized fact of what had happened to the enthusiastic public
mass curious to know about the incident. If they aren’t given such a right to impulse
message, news or information what they received. What’s the use of making provision
of right to receive information. An interrogation is marked how to receive information, if
the right to convey information of press and electronic media are kidnapped.
Is it the controversial part of the constitution
or is such a provision made of which I am ignorant ?
Suresh Bhatta
Mahendranagar - 6 |
