Scribe bodies boycott CRPF, RAF
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 20 2023:
All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM) have resolved not to carry any news of Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) and its specialised unit Rapid Action Force (RAF) related to their civic action programmes or any achievement.
In a joint release, AMWJU president Bijoy Kakchingtabam and EGM president Khogendra Khomdram said that the decision was taken after no positive response came even after 48-hour of deadline set by the scribes' bodies to clarify on the excesses committee by RAF personnel against two AMJWU executive members along with another member near Singjamei police station on June 16 .
A joint meeting of AMWJU and EGM held at Manipur Press'Club on Tuesday resolved to boycott CRPF and RAF, with exception of expos -ing their wrongdoings, it added.