On a day when journalists across the state held a protest against the delay in passing legislation protecting those in the profession, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he was for such a law but wanted to ensure that it does not cover those who misuse their profession. He said yesterday that political consensus was needed to pass a comprehensive law.

Addressing journalists while inaugurating a media room in the renovated Mantralaya, Fadnavis said he has asked for the process of drafting the bill to be initiated