People's Democracy
(Weekly
Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)No. 31
August 12,2002
(Weekly
Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Vol.
XXVI
No. 31 August 12,2002 |
DUJ Condemns Arrest Of Tehelka Editor
THE
Delhi Union of Journalists has condemned the arrest of the investigative editor
of the Tehelka news portal Aniruddha
Bahal and termed it as a continuation of the series of attacks on journalists,
particularly, investigative journalists.
In a joint statement issued by S K Pande, president and Javed Faridi, general secretary of DUJ on August 7, have called upon journalists, union members and concerned citizens of Delhi to join in huge numbers a 'March to Parliament' being organised by the DUJ next week to protest against continuing attacks on the press. The date will be announced shortly.
The attacks follow a pattern and are target specific the
statement added, as can be seen from the raids on Outlook, the continuous harassment of Tehelka, the arrest of journalists discussing the situation in
Nepal, and the arrest of Iftekar
Gilani still languishing in jail besides the arrest of the editor of the Voice
of Buddha.
