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The rented room of a journalist working in a local TV channel N Kumar at Wangkhei in Imphal East was engulfed in flames, reducing all belongings to ashes on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
Editor of Imphal Free Press Irengbam Arun spoke on the role of mainstream media in the present situation in comparison with local media.
Media houses in Manipur halted work for five days.
DIG PK Nair expressed his sincere and heartfelt regret over the untoward incidents and further extended his apologies, AMWJU and EGM stated.
Media persons had gone to cover an incident of attack on Sabungkhok Khunou village. However, troops of the Jat Regiment not only prevented a media team from covering the incident but forced them to delete whatever footage was there on their mobiles.
"Those who are not in the media profession are appealed not to use vests and stickers with the said logos."
The report of the Fact Finding Team of the Editors Guild of India is mainly based on hearsay as alleged in the rebuttal of AMWJU and EGM.
AMWJU, EGM refute allegations by Editors Guild, demand clarification
AMWJU general secretary Athokpam Jiten and games and sports secretary Moirangthem Khagemba Meetei were allegedly assaulted by a RAF team near Singjamei Police Station at Kakwa on Friday.
"Media reporting should not fuel public unrest further, but help in bringing peace and solution."
The Assam Rifles’ official representing the office of PRO, assured the media organisations that such untoward incidents will not be repeated in the future.
The AMWJU and the EGM have relaxed the cease-of-work notice of all media houses until further notice.
The AMWJU and EGM have decided to cease work from Thursday onwards if no action is taken by the government to restore internet connectivity.
The one-day awareness programme was held at Hotel Sangai Continental in Imphal on Saturday.
The IJU and the NPU signed a seven point agreement during the Indian Journalists Meet Nepalese Journalists programme at Bijulibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday.
AMWJU and Editors Guild condemn government action and warns
The EGM said the image posted on the Facebook page of BJYM Heirok Mandal was edited in such a manner that it not only maligned the reputation of TOM TV but had the potential to create misunderstanding and hatred among already troubled people of the area.
There is no such apprehension in publication by the information related to the Covid issues mentioned in the report, which the state government has to realise, the release mentioned.
Unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade inside the office of the Poknapham daily at Keishampat late Saturday.
