Why not telecast entire proceedings of T.N. Assembly except expunged remarks, asks Madras High Court for tn gov ag for admk former ag

Why not telecast entire proceedings of T.N. Assembly except expunged remarks, asks Madras High Court
Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu also want to know when Speaker M. Appavu had told the House that live telecasting of speeches made during Zero Hour was under his consideration

A view of Fort St. George in Chennai, the seat of Tamil Nadu Assembly. File
A view of Fort St. George in Chennai, the seat of Tamil Nadu Assembly. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, wanted to know why the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly cannot be telecast at the end of every business day after removing only the portions that had been expunged from the records. The question was raised during the hearing of a case which complained of highly selective telecast of the proceedings after removing questions raised by the opposition members.

First Division Bench of Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu also wanted to know when Speaker M. Appavu had told the House that “it is not possible to live telecast, immediately, the speeches of the frontline leaders made during Zero Hour. It is only possible to live telecast the speeches if it is unanimously assured by all the party leaders that the subject alone would be discussed on the floor of the