Posted by: upendrajee May 31, 2008
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FNJ worried by Prachanda’s anti-press freedom remarks
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, May 31 - Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Saturday asked the CPN-Maoist to respect the press freedom expressing its concern over the party chairman’s remarks made towards media and Kantipur Daily yesterday.
The umbrella organisation of Nepalese journalists has also urged the Maoist, which is poised to head the next government, to make public the party’s clear policy for free press.
Issuing a press statement today, FNJ President Dharmendra Jha said such remarks of Maoist Chairman Prchanda have raised suspicion over the party’s commitment towards safeguarding press freedom.
Maoist Chairman Prachanda warned Kantipur Publications of serious consequences if it continued to criticise his party, while addressing a mass meet organized by his party at the Open Air Theater on Friday.