Guwahati, March 9 -- A recent controversy surrounding a social media post by a television journalist affiliated with the Gauhati Press Club (formerly Guwahati Press Club) in Northeast India has raised serious questions about the media body's conduct.

The journalist, associated with a news channel owned by the Chief Minister's family, claimed that State Health & Family Welfare Minister Ashok Singhal disrespected a Gauhati Press Club (GPC) delegation, and this claim was taken seriously. According to the journalist, the GPC delegation had visited Singhal to invite him to a forthcoming Bhaona performance in the city. During the brief interaction, the minister allegedly questioned the necessity of a press club organizing a Bhaona. Furthermore...