Experts have suggested that instead of the controversial Media Council Bill, the Press Council Act should be amended and empowered. They also opined that the Media Bill would stifle the freedom of the press and that it should be stopped. Kalyani Khadka, chairman of the Development and Technology Committee of the Federal Parliament, said that the committee should be scrapped as it is an attempt to introduce a law that harms journalists.

During the interaction held by the Tarai Development and Communication Center with the stakeholders regarding the Media Council Bill, various journalists made various suggestions.