‘Draconian, deeply distressing’: Editors Guild flags concerns in Press & Registration of Periodicals Bill

The Editors Guild is “deeply concerned” by some of the “draconian provisions” of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill 2023, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on August 3.

In a statement issued yesterday, the guild said the Bill “widens the powers of the state to have more intrusive and arbitrary checks into the functioning of newspapers and magazines”.