Speaker Devraj Ghimire has said parliament is committed to share all sorts of news except those prohibited by law.
During an interaction organized by the federal parliament on 'parliament-media relations' here Friday, Speaker Ghimire, however, said one needs to be aware of limitations of information receiving. "Parliament is for making itself effective through media," he said, adding that information seeking and sharing are linked to democracy and public concern.
On a different note, Speaker Ghimire said parliament should be promoted as a place to resolve different sorts of problems facing the country. He called on both the ruling and opposition parties to be flexible and serious for resuming stalled parliament meetings.
Similarly, Deputy Speaker Indira Rana viewed journalism as a challenging job. The State needs to provide information to the public.
Director General at parliament secretariat, Dr Bharat Raj Gautam, informed that they were active to listen to journalists' problems relating to secretariat's service delivery.
Secretary Dr Rojnath Pande made a presentation on parliament secretariat and information sharing.
Parliament Secretariat Spokesperson Ekram Giri argued that in South Asia, Nepal is top on ensuring journalists' easy access to parliament and parliamentary committees.
In the programme, Chairman of Parliamentary Journalists' Association, Manoj Satyal, drew the attention of parliament to manage the media center and lobby reporting well.
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