Editors Guild condemns assault on U.P. journalist
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Incident occurred on July 10 when journalist Krishna Tiwari was protecting block ‘pramukh’ polls.
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has condemned the current assault on native journalist Krishna Tiwari by the Chief Development Officer, Unnao, Divyanshu Patel, and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh authorities take strict motion in opposition to him.
The Guild, in an announcement on Monday, stated the assault on Mr. Tiwari was part of the persevering with development of heavy-handedness by the the State authorities in coping with the media, which was deeply disturbing.
The incident occurred on July 10 when Mr. Tiwari was protecting the block ‘pramukh’ elections. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Mr .Tiwari is seen being crushed up by Mr. Patel and a few alleged BJP employees.
“This incident has come against the backdrop of increased persecution of journalists in the State of U.P., as the administration has punished, penalised, and incarcerated journalists in an effort to intimidate them from freely reporting on crimes, state excesses, and the management of the pandemic,” the Guild famous.
Siddique Kappan, the journalist who was arrested whereas reporting on the rape and loss of life of a Dalit girl in Hathras in October 2020, nonetheless stays in jail below the draconian UAPA (Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act), despite a number of appeals by the household and the civil society to afford him a good trial and therapy, it identified.
Mr. Patel has subsequently apologised to the journalist, however the Guild acknowledged that it was not sufficient. “This attitude of heavy-handedness by the administration is hurting the democratic rights of the media, which becomes all the more crucial given that the state goes into polls next year. EGI demands that strict action be taken against the official and that concrete steps be taken to improve the environment for independent journalism in the state,” it added.
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