Falsified, distorted news a blow to democracy: PM Deuba

By Mahima Devkota, Kathmandu July 27: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has highlighted the importance of flow of the fact-based news to the public saying that falsified news information is a blow to democracy.

Prime Minister Deuba said so while inaugurating the new building of the national news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) this morning.

The PM lauded the RSS for its great role in disseminating factual news. He said the RSS has played a pivotal role in delivering fact-based information to the public and thus it has supported the public’s right to information.

PM Deuba said that the RSS has delivered ethical and truthful information to the public as mentioned in the constitution.

He said that the falsified news information is a blow to the democracy of the country, therefore, there is a need to ensure that the fabricated news is not served to the public.

On the occasion, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, said that the RSS has established itself as a truthful, ethical institution among the public.

The newly built building equipped with modern technology is a indicative of how the RSS is adapting to the changing times.

 He instructed that the RSS should adopt the new medium and ways of imparting information for it to be popular in today’s time.

He said that it is a delight that PM Deuba laid the foundation stone of the building and he inaugurated the building as well. The building was inaugurated by PM Deuba in October 26, 2017.

Likewise, Metmani Chaudhary, Minister for Urban Development said that RSS is delivering quality information with a positive outlook for 61 years and expressed his expectation that RSS will deliver socialist information.

Dharmendra Jha, Chairman of RSS, said that RSS is equipped to compete with the all-new form of delivering information.

He also expressed commitment that the RSS will continue to deliver factual information along with adapting to the changes in forms of disseminating news and technologies.