Circular for keeping selected news papers in public libraries:
The tone and tenor of Mamata Banerjee's statement made with some selected TV channels are quite alarming as it unmistakably reeks of authoritarian mind-set.She lashed out at the larger section of media that vehemently keeps criticising her govt's recent move to select a few news papers those should be only kept at govt and govt aided libraries for public reading.She claimed she's not as yet asked people what to read and what not to, but if the press continues attacking her this way, she threatened, she'd even do that.Though initially her govt argued these particular news papers were chosen to 'promote free thinking' but now stance has changed.She claims the move has been made to promote financially weak news papers.However, later inclusion of Times of India in the list, a news paper from the most affluent publishing house, finds no explanation.Miss Banerjee refers to the circular of Library department as the 'small circular' of a 'small department' .But it's deliberately blown out of proportion to malign her govt and stall all developmental activities her govt has embarked upon, she alleged.There's a deep rooted conspiracy behind the present concerted attack on her by the politicians and a section of press as well, she fumed.
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