The chief minister of Puducherry N. Rangasamy today said that strict action would be taken against newspapers that are being published in the state without RNI registration.<br />''<br />''He was answering a question raised by a member during the question hour in the Assembly.<br />''<br />''Members cutting across the party lines raised the issue of fleecing and attempting to extort money from politicians and higher officials by unscrupulous persons in the name of the Press.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">They insisted that necessary action should be taken against those unregistered newspapers that are being printed in the union territory. The Chief Minister also briefed about action taken by the government earlier.</span><br />