(MOREPIC1) Face2News/Chandigarh
Chandigarh Press Club condemns the registration of a police case against three members of a fact finding committee of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and its President on the media coverage of the violence in Manipur.
The Manipur Police have registers FIR under sections 153-A, 200, 295, 298, 505 (1)(b), 505(2), 499 and 120-B of the IPC, as well as Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act even though the provision has been struck down by the Supreme Court.
The move is seen as an attempt to suppress the truth and control the voice of the apex media body of the country.
The move has also been condemned by the Press Club of India.
The Chandigarh Press Club demands that the FIR against EGI President and the three members be withdrawn immediately., said Umesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Club.
