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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Prasar Bharati asks for ‘real autonomy’


DC | Nitin Mahajan | August 12, 2014, 04.08 am IST




New Delhi: The CEO of Prasar Bharati, Jawahar Sircar, has warned the Union government that there was a risk of repeating malpractices like "the heavily-edited interview" of Narendra Modi at the national broadcaster unless it was provided with "real autonomy." A UPA government appointee, Mr Sircar, has in a series of letters has hinted towards government interference. He even claimed that top executives at Prasar Bharati are not consulted before transferring key officials.




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