Editors' Guild slams MLA Bishwajit
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 17 2014:
Strongly reacting to the intimidation on the Impact TV by Thongju assembly constituency MLA Th Bishwajit Singh, the Editors' Guild, Manipur has urged the MLA to withdraw the threat to the media house within Nov 25.The MLA had warned the Impact TV to erase the TV programme entitled 'Leikai gi Wakat' pertaining to some places in Thongju constituency.
An emergency meeting of Editors' Guild Manipur strongly denounced the MLA's attitude of threatening the media organisation in a democratic state.
Editors' Guild, Manipur takes the matter seriously.
This amounts to infringement into the freedom of the press.
Meanwhile, any untoward happening to the Impact TV and its staff will be the responsibility of the MLA, decided the Guild in its meeting.