Press has a responsibility towards the nation and it cannot just shy away from accountability, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said after Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan denied having made any remark about the sensational Bulandshahr gangrape case which were widely reported. “Several newspapers and news channels have reported the Press Conference of the minister in which the statements were made. In a contentious matter, it can’t just wash its hands off,” a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy observed as Khan denied making any such statement. The apex court had on August 29 taken note of the controversial remarks of Khan that the gangrape case was a “political conspiracy”. “This is controlled case of a rape victim where statements were made on the investigation of the case,” it said.

Source: Hindustan Times November 08, 2016 15:36 UTC