The country’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the country’s budget (Budget 2021). Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in the midst of the Corona crisis, this is a budget to boost expectations. However, a section of the public has expressed some disappointment over the budget (Budget 2021). Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur, in an exclusive interview with Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary spoke about the budget and the growing problem of fake news.
Anurag Thakur said, “Fake News has become a matter of concern in the country. I was the chairman of the IT committee of Parliament for 5 years. I called and talked to PCI and NBA many times. Most of the owners in both institutions are only the members. I called them up several times and said that if the owners are only the members of the two organizations, then who will take action against them. Should there be no accountability of the media? Digital media has also been added…