SRINAGAR: The J&K opposition questioned Wednesday the motive behind the National Conference-led government's exhaustive identification checklist for journalists, demanding to know if the new rules meant to "monitor and restrict media" were being selectively enforced in only one part of the country. "The election in J&K was meant to restore trust and dignity, not to replace one silence with another. People did not vote for control; they voted for the right to speak without fear. One of the loudest promises made was to scrap the media and social media gag policy…What is the chief minister's stand on this?" PDP legislator Waheed Parra said. DIPR has asked media personnel to submit a long list of documents, including Aadhaar card, PAN, official ID, affiliation or appointment letter from th

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