Is there any obligation on journalists to be neutral and honest?

Indian journalists are citizens of India, the same as us, and as such have the right to vote for any politician or party. But when they write opinion pieces in newspapers are they obliged to be neutral and truthful, given that there is no counter argument to what they write, unlike on TV, where there are other panelists to debate what they say? One Vinod Mehta accuses the BJP of being communal. Is it? In fact just the opposite. Every political party has been winning seats by selecting candidates depending on class, caste or religion. The Congress is master at it. Just before elections Jats were granted OBC status but the Gujjars have been denied Scheduled Tribe status because Meenas object to it. Having become Chief Minister of Bihar because of BJP support Mr Nitish Kumar decided to break away to get minority votes. The logic of ditching the majority to get minority votes is lost on us. The question these minority lovers are strenuously avoiding is what would happen if minorities voted for the BJP? Various states, not just Gujarat, have had BJP governments for years and minorities have never been discriminated against. Those of us who have lived in Gujarat have seen minority businessmen making pots of money. The truth is that Indians have never been so united since the hatred for the British before independence. The Shiv Sena was formed to protect the ' marathi manoos ' from rapacious Gujaratis yet Maharashtra has voted solidly for Modi. Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Uttar Pradesh all voted for Modi. If it was a decisive vote against the divisive policies of the Congress it was also a united desire for progress and for respect. People are tired of living as beggars, surviving on handouts and being grateful to white-skin, bleeding-heart tourists. Then there are those who say that with 31% of votes the BJP is not really entitled to govern but no party has ever won 51% of votes in the history of the country. But it is not just votes gained. You have to see the disdain of voters for some parties. Out of 501 seats contested the BSP lost its deposit in 445 seats while Congress candidates lost theirs in 179 seats showing how their core constituencies have deserted them. When a genuine minority woman can mock Hindu prayers and has lampooned us as ' saffron chaddis ' in the past surely minorities are in no danger. In every profession being wrong carries a penalty but journalists can commit the biggest blunders without any repercussion. Perhaps there licenses should be suspended.