On Thursday, The Nepal government decided to ban transmission of all private Indian news channels, claiming that they had been telecasting content hurting the country’s national sentiments. Only state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan will be allowed to continue beaming into Nepal.
“We have stopped the distribution of all Indian news channels except Doordarshan,” Dinesh Subedi, the chairperson of foreign channel distributor Multi-System Operator, told reporters in Kathmandu. “We have halted distribution of India’s private news channels as they have aired news reports hurting Nepal’s national sentiment.”
Minister for Finance, Information and Communication Yuvraj Khatiwada condemned some news reports by the Indian media that showed Nepal in a bad light.
At a press briefing on Thursday Khatiwada said, “Nepal government condemns such acts,”. “The government will seek political and legal ways against such an objectionable act.”
Former Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said that the Indian media “must stop the baseless propaganda” against Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli and his government, as it had “crossed all limits”.
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