According to a senior officer, a prison library usually purchases newspapers, magazines and books every month. On an average, for every 50 inmates there is one newspaper and a magazine available in the prison library.However, the Congress, questioning the decision, stated that people of the country no longer wish to read the divisive thoughts and hateful agenda promoted by the RSS-linked publications – Panchjanya and Organiser. “RSS is the ideological mentor of the BJP. And the ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh will misuse public money in the name of arranging the two weekly magazines in every jail”, Sushil Anand Shukla of the Congress said.The Panchjanya, launched in 1948, and the Organiser, founded in 1947, were not considered for Chhattisgarh prison libraries during the earlier 15-year BJP regime under Raman Singh.
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