Protesting against the restriction imposed on the media from covering court proceedings, Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) on Thursday called for a boycott of advocates and their programmes in the state.
"Media fraternity will boycott the lawyers and their programmes in protest against preventing them from covering court proceedings," KUWJ office bearers said Kochi.
"No programmes of such advocates will be covered by the media," KUWJ President P A Abdul Gafoor and Secretary C Narayanan said.
The move comes as a sequel to the tiff between journalists and lawyers of Kerala High Court on July 19 and 20, over recent media coverage of an alleged bid by a government pleader to molest a woman in the city.