Distributors call off stir
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 08 2013:
The All Manipur Newspaper Sale's and Distributors' Association has decided to call off their cease work strike.
A decision to this effect was adopted at an emergency meeting of the association held yesterday and it also agreed to resume distribution of newspapers from September 9 .
A press release issued by the association said that newspaper distributors should not be targeted for publication or non-publication of press statements issued to media houses by any group.
The decision to resume distribution of newspapers was adopted in view of the inconveniences faced by public due to prolonged deprivation of news and information and pressure exerted by civil society associations on the distributors.
Moreover, distribution of newspapers is a means of livelihood for the distributors, said the press release.
The association further pinned hope on Editors' Committee, AMWJU and the State Government that they would help the distributors in the event of any untoward incident befalling upon them.