Despite several protests and requests over the last four years, the demand for full parliamentary access for journalists is yet to be met.
Earlier this week, journalists were restricted to a glass house in the parliament complex, with their protest compelling Speaker Om Birla to assure them of looking into some of their concerns, including a system of annual passes which was discontinued after Covid. Three days later, the Press Club of India had requested meetings with Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar to argue a case for restoring full parliamentary access – “like it was in pre-Covid period to all accredited journalists and photojournalists”.
