This is an attack not only on media but entire democracy: Ajay Maken, Cong pic.twitter.com/BxNOrM8TDf — ANI (@ANI_news) May 10, 2015

Mr. kejriwal has been made what he is today because of the media: Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP pic.twitter.com/QAI6z06vpB — ANI (@ANI_news) May 10, 2015

This is the finest double speak I have ever seen of a CM who has used media to target various Govts: Tom Vadakkan pic.twitter.com/KTPfcvYe3y — ANI (@ANI_news) May 10, 2015

NEW DELHI: The opposition parties on Sunday came out strongly against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over an AAP government 's circular threatening action against media for any ' defamatory news '.The BJP and the Congress accused Kejriwal of being a "hypocrite" and "anti-democratic"."When there is criticism of the government, when the wrong doings of his government is exposed by the media, the chief minister is taking objection to that. This shows the anti-democratic attitude of the chief minister," Congress leader PC Chacko said.Voicing similar views, BJP said while Kejriwal talks about freedom of speech, he wants everyone else's "throat to be throttled"."He talks about unfettered freedom of speech but he wants everybody else's throat to be throttled. This is the height of hypocrisy," BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao said. Ajay Maken , Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president, said it was "weird" that Kejriwal is doing everything opposite of what he used to say before elections.Stressing that this was not happening for the first time, Maken said, "As soon as his party came to power, he had stopped media's entry in the building (Secretariat). He should not have a problem with the media as his party came to power with their help".Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja dubbed Kejriwal's defamation diktat on the media as a 'subtle attack' on the freedom of press.Raja added that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief cannot issue a 'hidden threat' in the name of giving instructions to ministers and officials."The Delhi Government cannot give instructions to ministers andofficials by issuing some kind of a hidden threat to the media or some kind of subtle attack on the freedom of the press," he said.Delhi government has asked all its officials to lodge a complaint with the principal secretary (Home) if they come across any news item which damages the reputation of the chief minister or the government, so that further action can be initiated.According to the circular issued by the directorate of information and publicity department, if any officer associated with the Delhi government feels that the published or aired news item damages his or the government's reputation, he should file a complaint with the principal secretary (Home).(With inputs from agencies)