A complaint has been registered against Daily Desher Katha, CPI(M)’s mouthpiece in Tripura, for allegedly violating the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, West Tripura District Magistrate (DM) Sandeep Namdeo Mahatme said, “A complaint was lodged against Daily Desher Katha for gross violation of the PRB Act. Following an inquiry, I found some substance in the complaint. We will now issue a notice to the newspaper to attend a hearing next week.”
While the DM refused to disclose the name of the complainant, he said the charges were based on a number of issues, including a mismatch between the information of the editor, printer and publisher provided in the newspaper’s declaration and the data maintained with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI).