The Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad reached here on Sunday. He was received at the Dehradun airport by Information Assistant Director Bhagwan Prasad Ghildiyal and Doiwala tehsildar Gurdeep Singh Kala representing the district administration. At the Bijapur guest house, the PCI chairman was called on by the district magistrate Ravinath Raman and the Information Director General Vinod Sharma. Additional director, Information, Dr Anil Chandola and assistant director Kalam Singh Chauhan were also present during the meet. The PCI inquiry committee headed by Justice Prasad will hear cases related to journalistic conduct and violation of the freedom of press in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The hearing will be held from June 8 to 9 in the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam hall from 11 am. The PCI chairman is accompanied by Council Secretary Vibha Bhargav, Deputy Secretary Punam Sibal, Under Secretary Sonia Malhotra, Section Officer Bhim Singh, PCI members Koshuri Amarnath, Vipin Nevar, Suman Gupta, Apoorva Kumar Sharma and others.