Indian Journalist Union decries assault on scribe
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 26 2021:
Indian Journalist Union (IJU) in a statement has strongly condemned the incident of assault on the Manipuri journalist, Elangbam Rameshwar and urged the State's Chief Minister N Biren Singh to book the culprits under the law.
The national union of scribes also wished for an early recovery of Elangbam Rameshwar.
"Assault on a scribe for his works is nothing but an attack on freedom of the press.
The concerned authority must ensure identifying the culprits to punish under the provision of laws," said the statement issued by IJU president K Sreenivas Reddy and secretary general Balwinder Singh Jammu.
The union also maintained that the political parties should adhere to the principle of respecting the public voices, which may be not be favourable for them, especially when the State is going for the assembly polls.