Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 22 2009:
The All Manipur Working Journalists Union today strongly condemned Shiv Sena attacks on the offices of IBN Lokmat at Mumbai and Pune.
An AMWJU press release said that a resolution adopted by the standing committee of the journalists body termed the incident as a direct attack on the fourth estate of democracy.
The press release issued by AMWJU general secretary Y Henry said that the International journalist community should also condemn such unprovoked assault on the freedom of press.
AMWJU feels that the attack was an open support to criminal elements in the country's political system, the press release added.
AMWJU also demanded that the culprits must be brought to book so as not to allow spread of tentacles of criminal-politician nexus in other parts of the country.
"The journalist community in Manipur shows solidarity with the Editors Guild and the IBN.
We also support the demand for making attacks on media persons a non-bailable offence".