Withdraw ordinance protecting public servants: Editors Guild to Raj govt

Letter says the ordinance 'is bent on bludgeoning the messenger'

The Rajasthan Government recently passed an ordinance protecting both serving and former judges, magistrates and public servants in Rajasthan from being investigated for on-duty action without prior sanction.

The Editors Guild of India passed a statement against this ordinance and wants it to be withdrawn with immediate effect. 

A letter signed by Raj Chengappa, President, Prakash Dubey, General Secretary and  Kalyani Shankar, Treasurer, stated, "The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned by the Rajasthan Government’s decision to make the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance 2017 into an Act in the current legislative session. The ordinance promulgated by the State Government last