Srinagar, Jan 26 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday condemned barring of several scribes from covering republic day functions in Srinagar, asserting that incidents like these does not augur well for any democratic society.
Party’s provincial spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar while condemning the incident said, “A free press invigorates and educates the nation’s citizens. Freedom I believe would be a short lived procession unless the people are informed,” he said adding that journalist fraternity of Kashmir is already working under duress, and incidents like these further push the journalistic fraternity to wall.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Imran urged the governor administration to look into the matter and hold the erring officers responsible. “The governor administration should take stringent action against the police officer who sought to muzzle the voice of media. He is duty bound to create an atmosphere wherein media fraternity can freely discharge their duties,” he said adding that the incumbent administration should make public as to what action has been taken so far against those erring police officers who have had done excesses against journalistic fraternity. (KNS)