Press Council of India (PCI) member B R Gupta, group editor of a Bhopal-based news organisation, has resigned from his post saying he was unable to work individually or collectively for the media which is in “deep crisis”.“I have tendered my resignation as a Press Council of India member. He said the PCI had the responsibility to encourage media and media professionals constantly. “But everyone now realises that the media scenario is in a deep crisis. The motto for which the Council was created was not being fulfilled and I felt I was not doing anything remarkable for the freedom of media,” said Gupta, who is associated with the Express Group. He claimed that the PCI was not a wholly representative body for the media. “Then how can we come out of the crisis being faced by the media and mediapersons? It is a big challenge for us. I have quit as I have not been able to work individually or collectively being a PCI member,” Gupta added.
