Kathmandu, Aug 22: Speakers at a programme have demanded that the intimidations on media be stopped. They accused the police persons of attacking photo journalists on duty and smashing their camera despite seeing identity cards of the journalists.
At an interaction organised by Reporters’ Club on Sunday, Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) President, Dr Mahendra Bista, said that it was condemnable to baton-charge journalists despite seeing their identity cards during the clash between agitators and police.
Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communications, Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, said the Ministry has initiated a process to make the journalism safe and secure.
Spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Yadav Prasad Koirala, said the journalists might have sustained injuries in course of bringing the protests under control by the police. But journalists might not have been attacked on duty, he argued.
Spokesperson of the Armed Police Force, Shailendra Khanal, stressed the need of searching long-term solution by holding discussion rather than blaming each other between police and journalists.
Deputy Inspector General of the Nepal Police, Madhav Joshi, expressed commitment that he would take action against his subordinates if they were found attacking journalists.
Chairman of the Photojournalists’ Club, Bikas Karki, blamed that the state was indifferent towards the attacks on journalists and threats for writing news. RSS
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