NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule on Monday accused Sansad TV of “censoring” the speeches of non-Hindi speakers in the Parliament by “replacing the speeches of MPs in English or regional languages with Hindi voice-overs”. The Parliamentary channel responded by calling the statement “factually incorrect”.
Calling the practicing alarming, the NCP leader said, “Sansad TV began the alarming practice of replacing the speeches of MPs in English or regional languages with Hindi voice-overs in the first session of this Lok Sabha, and it has continued doing so in the Budget Session on the television broadcast.”
“This is a form of censorship—it denies crores of non-Hindi speaking Indians the right to hear their elected representatives’ original words in their own languages.The government must immediately discontinue this discriminatory and anti-federal move,” she added.
Calling the practicing alarming, the NCP leader said, “Sansad TV began the alarming practice of replacing the speeches of MPs in English or regional languages with Hindi voice-overs in the first session of this Lok Sabha, and it has continued doing so in the Budget Session on the television broadcast.”
“This is a form of censorship—it denies crores of non-Hindi speaking Indians the right to hear their elected representatives’ original words in their own languages.The government must immediately discontinue this discriminatory and anti-federal move,” she added.
The Sansad TV issued a clarification on X saying, “Sansad TV continues to telecast the live proceedings in the floor language. We have given the option to listen in Hindi, English or Indian language if the viewer desires. These interpretations can also be heard by MPs inside the House.”