Some lady journalists have stage dharna in front of Telangana CM KCR’s camp office protesting ban on the two news channels and obviously police have taken them into custody to clear the area. The journalists have strongly resisted the police and also protest their handling style. This may appear a routine fare but seems not if observed in the context of CM KCR’s recent visit to New Delhi.

Although, the media people have staged dharnas earlier for the same reasons, later they discontinued and have been pressurizing the Telangana government through various means, but in vain. Even a warning by Union Minister for Information and broadcasting Prakash Jawadekar had has no impact on the Telangana MSOs and the ban on those two news channels is still continuing in Telangana.

Perhaps, those two news channels’ managements have expected that Centre will convince Telangana CM KCR to lift the ban, but when he simply washed off his hands from this issue, they lost their last hope for revival. Perhaps, then only they hits the streets once again to pressurize Telangana CM KCR. However, it is quite unfortunate to clip the media wings. This issue also underlines that Media should not cross its limits in the name of media freedom.