Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju has sought strengthening the regulatory body and expansion of its ambit over the electronic media and Internet.

In a letter written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Mr Katju suggested for introducing a legislation in Parliament in this regard. He said legislation should have provisions for persuasion and discussion with the delinquent news organisation or news person and only when such methods become ineffective, harsher steps should be initiated against them.