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"Haryana committed to safeguard freedom of press"

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government was committed to safeguard the freedom of press and provide full security to the journalists in the State, according to Sunder Pal, Media Adviser to the Haryana Chief Minister.

Addressing the meeting of the Haryana Patrakar Sangh at Hissar on Sunday, he asserted that the previous government "used every chance, weapon or

device to control and gag the press" but the Hooda regime would never interfere with the working of the press.

He further said that the Accreditation Committee was preparing a draft policy for granting accreditation to the working journalists, press photographers and electronic media.

The policy was likely to be finalized by the end of next month.

Mr.Sunder Pal said that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was taking personal interest to create a "suitable environment'' and grant several facilities to the media persons so that they may perform their duty impartially.

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