Maoist chairman Prachanda stepped up his criticism at what he called big media for writing news against the Maoists.

Addressing a programme in Itahari, Tuesday, Prachanda accused that media was writing against them guided by foreign money.

What are these journalists writing? What do they think of themselves? Writing news against Maoists by pocketing foreigners money? Who gave such right to these journalists?he thundered at the programme.

He further accused that the media did not give enough coverage to the killings of one dozen Maoist cadres but highlighted even petty & interventions by YCL.

Amid the continuous criticism by the Maoist chairman, the journalists covering the event walked out of the venue.

Subsequently, Sunsari Press Union, Itahari Press Club and Press Chautari, issued separate statements deploring the uncalled for remarks against media by Prachanda. nepalnews.com sd Mar 26 08