Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Saturday said that the media should sensitively handle the Guwahati molestation case.
Soni said that while media should make people aware about such incidents, care should be taken not to hurt the feelings of the victims.
"As far the Guwahati incident and other such unfortunate incidents in various parts of the country are concerned, I feel that media should handle such issues sensitively, and consider the sensitivities of the victims of such incidents. The role of the media is very important to make people aware and bring their attention towards such issues," she said.
Soni, who was speaking to the media in Chandigarh, also cleared the air on the reports on India's Parliament House office shifting to a new building for repair.
She denied the reports and said that renovation work has been an on going process in the building.
"I know that the Parliament House building goes through repairs, renovations and painting on a regular basis. When the Parliament is not in session, such works are undertaken, as the footfalls are less. However, I am not aware of anything on shifting the offices from the building," she said.
Speaking on recent reports on India considering reversing ban on some of the Pakistan channels, Soni said that such decisions could only be taken after a high-level bilateral talks.
During his recent visit to India, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani pressed upon India to allow transmission of satellite TV channels on Indian television.
Soni, however, said that India is beefing up transmitters along the border so that the signals are not jammed and Pakistan channels do not overrule Indian television.
"We are strengthening our transmitters in our border areas. We are repairing them and providing additional strength as required so that no one can jam our signals. We will not allow channels from other countries to override our television," she said.
