Journalists protest at Bhubaneswar
By Bijay Mishra
Bhubaneswar, 6-10-23
Hundreds of Journalists , members of civil societies and intellectuals on Friday staged a protest at the Master Canteen square , Bhubaneswar against Delhi Police Crackdown on News Click. Lead the demonstration , Human right activists Pradeepta Nayak strongly condemned the arrest of news website’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakraborty under the Unlawful Activities ( Prevention)Act (UAPA).
There is nation wide protest against the illegal police action against journalists.
Addressing the protest meeting Activists Jagarnath Mishra , Sures Panigrahi , Dushmanta Das , Dr Amiy mohanty and Brihaspati Samal told that , the country’s investigating agencies have been misused and weaponised against the Press.Sedition and terrorism cases have been filed against editors and reporters and frivolous FIRs have been used as an instrument of harassment against journalists.
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