Kathmandu, 20 June: With the government announcing withdrawal of the Guthi Bill from parliament, the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has stepped up pressure to withdraw other controversial bills including the Media Council Bill.
Speaking at the House of Representative on Wednesday, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the opposition will not allow controversial bills to be endorsed from the House. Stating that the Media Council Bill aims to terrorize the media and curtail the freedom of speech and the press , former prime minister Deuba demanded that the government withdraw the bill promptly.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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