Journalists staging an illustration in Hubballi on Wednesday.
| Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE
Stating that journalists working in an goal method are being focused by the police and demanding the discharge of journalist Mehaboob Munavalli arrested by Davangere Police, members of Dharwad District Union of Working Journalists (DDUWJ) took out a protest march and staged an illustration in Hubballi on Wednesday.
Journalists, digital camera persons and photographers from totally different print and digital media took out the silent protest march from Patrakartara Bhavan on Siddappa Kambali Road in Hubballi and staged the demonstration on the Mini Vidhana Soudha earlier than submitting a memorandum to the authorities.
Addressing the protesting media persons at Mini Vidhana Soudha, DDUWJ president Lochanesh Hugar stated that the communication between media persons and people who are accused of offences was restricted to information solely.
However, a couple of police personnel are concentrating on media persons who’re objectively reporting an incident. Such motion will quantity to snatching away the rights of the media, he stated.
He demanded safety to media persons from print and digital media and urged the Home Minister to direct senior police officers to situation appropriate instructions to officers to behave in an neutral method. He additionally demanded the rapid launch of Mr. Munavalli.
Accompanied by DDUWJ office-bearers and members, he submitted a memorandum addressed to the Home Minister.
In the memorandum, it has been stated that DDUWJ is not going to assist any member of the organisation if he indulges in any criminal activity. However, arresting a media one who covers an incident quantities to concentrating on media persons.
In the current case, Mr, Munavalli, member of the DDUWJ Executive Committee, has been arrested and named as accused though he didn’t have any position by any means within the incident.
DDUWJ will urge the Home Minister to right away intervene and provoke steps for the discharge of Mr. Munavalli, the memorandum stated.
