Political parties should protect freedom of expression

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The Indian news media has called upon all political parties in the country
to see that members of the Parliament and state legislatures act
expeditiously to protect fundamental right to freedom of expression
enshrined in Article 19(1) of the Constitution. The media requested them to
ensure this by adopting appropriate laws defining the powers and privileges
of the members of the houses as mandated by the makers of the Constitution.
The call to parties was adopted as the Mumbai Declaration by the
representatives of the Indian news media who had gathered for a seminar at
Mumbai. The press note issued here by The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has
quoted its president Mr M P Veerendrakumar as saying that "it is axiomatic
that in a democratic polity, freedom of the press must be safeguarded at all
times."

Source:
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=02129