A group of journalists under the banner of “J&K Media Guild” staged a protest against media policy in Srinagar.
Carrying banners that read “don’t gag media, we are an equally important pillar of democracy”, “down with media policy 2020” etc, the protesters assembled at Press Enclave here.
“The media policy is against all newspapers, news channels and all other news platforms. The policy provides for informing the government and police beforehand before carrying any story,” said a protester, Shakeel Ahmad, adding, “In case one fails, his newspaper registration will be canceled, FIR will be filed against him or government advertisements will be barred.”
The government must revoke and rollback this policy so that we get a free atmosphere to carry on with our job.
Revoke this policy at an earliest, so that we can carry our job in a peaceful manner.
