Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 22, 2009:
The All Manipur Working Journalists Union today conveyed a massage to the President of Editors Guild of India, Delhi expressing strong condemnation to the attack by goons of the Shiv Sena at the offices of IBN Lokmat at Mumbai and Pune.
A statement issued by Y Henry, general secretary of AMWJU, a resolution adopted by the Standing Committee of the body today termed the acts as a direct attack on the Fourth Estate not only in India but also in the rest of the world.
The international journalist community should also condemn such unprovoked assault on the freedom of the press.
The AMWJU also felt that the attack was an open support to criminal elements in the country's political system, the message stated.
The message also demanded that the culprits should be brought to book so as not to allow spread of tentacles of criminal- politician nexus in other parts of the country expressing state journalists' solidarity with the Editors Guild and the IBN.
"We also support the demand for making attacks on media persons a non-bailable offence," the message added.