Answer of the day

Qustn

1.The Rajasthan ordinance making it punishable offence to disclose the name of public servant facing allegations before the government grant formal sanction to prosecute them is a grave threat to media freedom and the public right's to know. Critically analyse

Sol.

With the general context of insulating public servant from fraud corruption charges, recent ordinance by Rajasthan government to have prison term of 2 year for disclosing name of public servant under corruption charges before sanction by government has following issues

1.It would hinder the  media's right of freedom of speech under Art-19

2.It would come in the way of media acting as the 4th pillar of democracy

3.Peoples right of being informed will be curbed

4.Actual corruption charges will be delayed from investigation

But this would have following benefit

1.It would help public servant take decision quickly

2.It would protect the honest public servant from being under constant media trial, thus helping him do his job properly

3.It would help in the faster ecobomical development of the state by officers taking decision without hesitation.

This ordinance as effect the freedom of speech of media and thus it is against the fundamental right of people and thus government should have better provision of protecting honest public servant rather than hindering fundamental rights of people in the process.