Paranoia about digital coverage led ministers to propose media clampdown, monitoring ânegative influencersâ 04 March 2021 Cabinet ministers Smriti Irani (left), Ravi Shankar Prasad (centre) and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (right) attend a conference on 31 July 2020. All three were members of a Group of Ministers who submitted a report that proposed measures to improve the image of the government in the media. Sonu Mehta / Hindustan Times / Getty Images Cabinet ministers Smriti Irani (left), Ravi Shankar Prasad (centre) and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (right) attend a conference on 31 July 2020. All three were members of a Group of Ministers who submitted a report that proposed measures to improve the image of the government in the media.