EGM, AMWJU decry
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 13 2019:
The Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM) and the All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) have denounced the order issued by the Imphal West District Magistrate on April 10 which barred media from covering offering of floral tributes by family members of deceased members of PLA at Cheiraoching memorial.
The EGM and the AMWJU pointed that the annual event of offering floral tributes organised by a committee of the families of deceased PLA members was covered by media every year.
It is therefore condemnable that the incumbent Government chose to bar media from covering the annual event of offering floral tribute, said the two media bodies.
"We consider this as an attempt to muzzle the media and urge the Government not to resort to such measures in future in the interest of democracy", it added.