The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim resigns from Editors Guild of India
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She identified that whereas the Guild was silent on HC order announcing her responsible, it condemned the arrest of Arnab Goswami who was not even a member.
Editor of The Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim on Tuesday resigned as member of Editors Guild of India (EGI) in protest in opposition to what she known as, the group’s “complete silence” on the latest High Court ruling which refused to quash an FIR in opposition to her and held her responsible of creating communal disharmony by means of her Facebook submit in July.
The veteran journalist, who is thought for her vocal stand on many points and rights of the lesser identified voices throughout the North East, mentioned the Guild was silent about her case, whereas it issued statements condemning the arrest of non-member Arnab Goswami whose arrest was not even on grounds of journalistic pursuits.
On November 10, the one bench decide of Meghalaya High Court in his ruling discovered Ms. Mukhim responsible of creating communal disharmony against the law below Section 153 CrPC and refused to quash an FIR filed by the Lawsohtun Dorbar Shnong (a standard establishment).
“Now that Deepavali is done and dusted and things are back to business as usual, I wish to convey to you and all the members of this much revered league of editors of the most prestigious publications in this country that I now wish to resign from its membership. Kindly therefore accept my resignation today, November 16, 2020,” the Padmashree awardee mentioned in a letter addressed to EGI president Seema Mustafa.
I had shared this High Court order with the Guild hoping that it might at the least give out an announcement condemning the order however there was and has been full silence from the chief. Ironically, the Guild responded with alacrity and issued an announcement condemning Arnab Goswami’s arrest (a non-member), not on grounds of journalistic pursuits however on an abetment to suicide case, she mentioned.
There was no fast response from the Guild.
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