(MOREPIC1) Face2News/Chandigarh
The Chandigarh Press Club strongly condemns the police action of stopping vehicles carrying newspapers in various districts of Punjab.
On Sunday, the distribution of several newspapers was severely affected across the state due to intensive police checking of vehicles transporting publications. In several instances, newspaper delivery vehicles were reportedly taken to police stations, leading to undue harassment of the delivery staff and delays in newspaper distribution.
(SUBHEAD)Reports have been received from districts including Gurdaspur, Patiala, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and others, where newspaper distribution was either delayed or completely halted. Such actions are seen as an attack on press freedom and an attempt to control the free flow of information through state machinery.
Saurabh Duggal, President and Rajesh Dhall, Secretary General of the Chandigarh Press Club condemns these actions in the strongest terms and urges the Punjab Government to immediately intervene, ensure the unhindered distribution of newspapers, and uphold the fundamental right to freedom of the press.