West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned journalists to behave "properly", accusing many of them of falling for BJP propaganda during the coronavirus outbreak.
Banerjee said her government could take action against journalists but was choosing not to.
"I just have one request for the media. When there's an incident, you don't bother to seek the government's response. Rather, they become one-sided, negative, and [a] destructive virus carrier by listening to the BJP," she said.
"Please behave properly. Under the present Disaster Management Act, we can initiate action. But we don't, because Bengal has a culture; we believe in humanity. Toleration is our dharma," Mamata Banerjee said.
A fierce critic of the BJP, the Trinamool chief tore into the saffron party, accusing it of spreading "fake news" and "amplifying" a recent mob attack on police personnel in the red-zone Howrah district.
Mamata Banerjee announced some relaxations of the ongoing lockdown, such as permission for factories to reopen in green zones and for construction activities to restart, provided protocol is maintained.
But such relaxations won't apply to containment zones, the chief minister said.
West Bengal has so far reported 725 coronavirus cases, including 22 deaths, according to central government data updated at 5 pm today.
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