BJP to boycott CNN-IBN

Naidu said till the tapes were telecast, 8220;no BJP functionary in Delhi or in the states will appear on the CNN-IBN programmes8221;. 8220;The BJP believes that the channel8217;s decision to withhold the tapes from the public seriously compromises the freedom of Press,8221; he said, claiming that 8220;the channel had resorted to suppression of truth8221;.

The BJP leader claimed that his party was 8220;deeply dismayed8221; by the channel8217;s decision and its contention 8220;flied in the face of all accepted ethics of professional journalism8221;.

Claiming that the three BJP MPs had acted as whistle-blowers 8220;in one of the most sordid events in India8217;s parliamentary history8221;, he said: 8220;Only one conclusion can be drawn from the channel8217;s volte-face that it has come under severe pressure from the Government or certain corporate houses.8221;