India News | Journalists Protest in Manipur over 'harrasment' of Editor by NIA
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Journalists protested in Imphal on Thursday by ceasing their work, alleging that senior editor W Shyamjai was harassed by the NIA.
Imphal, Aug 3 (PTI) Journalists protested in Imphal on Thursday by ceasing their work, alleging that senior editor W Shyamjai was harassed by the NIA.
Members of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU), Editors Guild Manipur (EGM) and Manipur Hill Journalists Union (MHJU) staged a sit-in protest in the Keisampat area from 10 am to 4 pm.
Shyamjai, the editor-in-chief of evening daily Kangleipakki Meira, was summoned by the NIA to its office on August 2 at 10 am "over alleged involvements of two other journalists aiding the underground groups", the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) said in a statement.
Shymjai, the president of AMWJU, was kept in a small room without being interacted to till noon and was then asked "unrelated" questions regarding underground groups, it said.
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The interrogation went on till 5 pm, and according to Shyamjai, he was also "intimidated" by NIA officers the next day, the statement alleged.
Protesting against the "harassment", the press organisations submitted a memorandum to Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
They urged the governor and the chief minister to ensure that journalists are not harassed any further.
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