- Target:
- To His Majesty's Government of Nepal
- Region:
- Nepal
During the second week this month( February,2004), the dispute about the foreign investment in media reached the climax. The copies of The Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post were burned,students protested in various ways and there was a media war between the private sector owned publication houses and the so called publication houses with Indian investment.This issue was raised two years earlier when THT and Annapurna Post started its publication.Since then it has been made issue of discussion several times. The issue is not yet over.So,this issue should be settled at the earliest without any delay.
Time and again the reports of Indian newspapers that publish the articles which directly questions the soverignity of Nepal comes into news. Not only that last time the protest on foreign investment in media reached the climax about the newsstory published in THT was said to question the sovernigty of Nepal.Reports say the newsstory was about Buddha who was born in Nepal but quoted as India in that newspaper.These sort of disputes may occur time and again and today nation is at crisis.The media must be responsible.We don't want such types of mistakes or repition again.Otherwise,foreign investment in the media should not be allowed.We argue Government should take necessary steps at the earliest and ban the foreign investment if it seems reasonable and necessary.
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The Foreign investment in media should be banned! petition to To His Majesty's Government of Nepal was written by Sushil Koirala and is in the category Government at GoPetition.