Role of media

I am amused at the prominence that the media is giving to the "pub"controversies in the recent past. And this transcends states wheredifferent political parties are at the helm - The Congress in Rajasthanand Delhi, and the BJP in Karnataka. I personally condemn anyone takingthe law into their hands, in the name of culture. But the way the mediaprojects these incidents irriates me.The Chief ministers of Rajathan and Karnataka have come out in public stating that they believe that this pub culture is not good for theirstates' long term interests and therefore they would not permit it. I amnot, for a moment, commenting on whether this is right or wrong, It isfor the people to decide. However, I am plainly irked by the media calling it "moral policing". If the elected leader of a state pronouncesactions on something that he/ she believes is against the interests ofthe people he/ she is leading, then one would automatically assume that he is speaking on behalf of the Govt. as it's leader, and , bydeduction, speaking on behalf of the people themselves. If anyone has aproblem with this stand. decision, then the right place to debate is theLEGISLATURE, not in the media, calling names, which I think demeans the elected Govt. Let the media lobby with MLAs/ MLCs on this and get themto get a previlage motion in the floor of the House, and get thisresolved. The media cannot act like a proxy govt. by themselves, comingsuch judgements based on what they perceive. This, to me, clearly steps on the toes of the Legislature. But then, sadly, in India, we have seen umpteen instances where the Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and the media stepping on each others' toes in the past, and this is yet another instance in this long list.