AMWJU, EGM suspends media shutdown call
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 19 2023:
All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and Editors' Guild of Manipur (EGM) have suspended its earlier ultimatum to shutdown me-dia outlets if government does not implement its demands by May 18.In a release, AMWJU general secretary Athokpam Jiten in-formed that the decision was arrived at in a joint meeting of AMWJU and EGM held at Mani-pur Press Club on Friday.
Earlier, on Wednesday, AM-Will and EGM had submitted a memorandum to the chief minister and departments con-cerned to exempt media houses from the ban on internet ser-vices and allow transportation of newsprint and other press ma-terials within May 18, it added.
AMWJU further conveyed that after minutely considering the changing situation in the state it was resolved to take back its demand for some-time.