What is the purpose of the media?
It is through the media that people will know what is happening. All I am saying is, along with the print media, let the electronic media also be allowed. Your suggestion to throw open Standing Committee sessions to the media has not been accepted. Your comments. There was no specific discussion on this. At one meeting I raised the issue, saying that I was thinking of allowing the press during the evidence part of the proceedings of the Standing Committees. But there was no agenda for discussion. Some honourable members expressed their reservation. I have not yet taken a final decision on this. Since there has been no formal discussion on this, it cannot be said that everybody has rejected it. Let us see what happens. There were reports that you were planning to quit as Speaker and you have denied it. I never said I was going to quit. I am not a shirker and I have no intention of running away. I said I was sad at all the events that happened. But I am an optimist and I hope that there
