Govt ‘muzzling critical voices under pretext of reasonable restriction’

Govt ‘muzzling critical voices under pretext of reasonable restriction’

February 18, 2019 08:33 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The alleged government move to force singer Pashupati Sharma to take down his latest folk song, “Lutna Sakay Loot Kanchha” from YouTube has sparked a debate: is the government trying to curtail freedom of expression and speech by resorting to “reasonable restriction”, a constitutional provision which is subject to a government’s interpretation?

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