Governor Arif M Khan has been accusing journalists of bias in his run-ins with CPM authorities. (File)

Thiruvananthapuram:

Journalists in Kerala at the moment held a protest march to the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram after Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday expelled two journalists from a briefing he was addressing at a visitor home.

He accused the 2 journalists and their channels — each high information shops in Malayalam information — of bias in the direction of the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities with which he is had a collection of run-ins. A video of his assertion towards the channels was shared by information company ANI.

#WATCH | “If anybody from Kairali TV and Media One TV channels is here, I won’t talk to you. I there is anybody from these two channels please get out,” mentioned Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan throughout a press briefing in Kochi, earlier at the moment pic.twitter.com/aZap8BJRLv

— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2022

The Kerala Union of Working Journalists referred to as for the one-kilometre march from the museum to the governor’s home as Monday wasn’t the primary time he behaved this fashion with journalists.

In the backdrop of squabbles with the CPM authorities — which accuses him of appearing on the BJP’s behest — he calls some journalists and information shops “cadre media” and ordered final month that they not be allowed at a press convention he was addressing.

On Monday, he “challenged” the state authorities to “barge into my office” or “attack me on the road”. He was reacting to the announcement by the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) {that a} large protest could be held in entrance of Raj Bhavan on November 15.

The get together alleges that the governor has been delaying key legislations. 

On October 26, the CPM additionally staged a protest march towards the governor over his order demanding resignation from college vice-chancellors over what he phrases “a system of oligarchy”.

For the governor’s angle towards journalists and native politicians, even Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan of the Congress has criticised him. “He’s trying to be in limelight & make news, doing unconstitutional things,” Mr Satheesan instructed reporters.