Scribes decry
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 24 2023:
The All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM) have strongly condemned Central Security Force for assaulting one media person and damaging properties of another in two separate incidents in Imphal East district last night.
At around 1.10 am today, personnel of the Central security force entered the house of AMWJU's internal auditor, Nabakumar Khagokpam at Khurai Ningthoubung Leikai by breaking the fence made of GI sheets.
Claiming to be pursuing some miscreants, the CSF personnel conducted a search in the house and damaged the windscreen of a Maruti Suzuki SX4 car, said a joint statement of the media bodies.
On the other hand, Ichel Express's Sub-Editor Haobam Pravinkumar was detained and assaulted by personnel of Rapid Action Force (RAF) at Khurai Popular High School at around 10.30 pm yesterday.
An emergency meeting of AMWJU and EGM was held today and they registered strong condemnation against the CSF.
It reaffirmed their earlier stand to shun publication of news and reports related to CRPF and RAF's civic action programme and achievements.
It was also decided to appeal to the authorities concerned for their attention and avert such incidents in the future, said the media bodies.
Notably, AMWJU and EGM, had decided to suspend publication of news related to civic action programmes and achievements of the CRPF and RAF to protest the assaults of media persons.