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Denied entry again in Delhi Secretariat, media fumes
New Delhi, Feb 17
The Arvind Kejriwal
led-government did not allow the media to enter the Delhi Secretariat
for the second consecutive day Tuesday much to the anger and frustration
of many journalists.
On Monday, the first working day of the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) government, media persons were barred from entering
the secretariat following a scuffle among some journalists, TV crew and
photographers.
Following the altercation, a press conference by
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi government spokesperson
Nagendra Sharma was called off.
Security personnel at the
secretariat said they have directions from government officials not to
allow in media persons even though the Delhi government spokesperson
denied the issuance of any such directive.
Meanwhile, many of the
journalists who were seen waiting outside the gates of the secretariat
for the second consecutive day were left fuming.
"It happened
yesterday (Monday) and today (Tuesday) we were expecting to get inside
but the snobbish mentality of this government is condemnable. They
should learn to behave responsibly," said a scribe who did not wished to
be named.
However, it seems the government has finally decided
to budge on the issue due to the rising pressure from protesting
journalists as a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat is likely to
take place Wednesday afternoon, officials said.