"Several complaints have come in. In fact, it was not a decision. However, it was discussed. It was purely a discussion. Tomorrow, I will be meeting journalist friends at the Press Academy. Perhaps, this will come for discussion there as well," Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao told reporters.
"Unlike the present uncontrolled system, we are thinking of taking a decision in consultation with journalist friends whether we should have a system (on movement of mediapersons). The government has no intention to be undemocratic. We will seek the media's advice about how to have this system in a regulated and disciplined way. Accordingly, we will move forward," Rao said.
The media reports evoked a sharp reaction from mediapersons as well as opposition parties and a group of mediapersons also protested outside the Chief Minister's Office in the state secretariat complex.
Telangana Congress president Ponnala Laxmaiah said that the reported move to impose curbs on the media smacked of dictatorial rule.