KATHMANDU, May 20: The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) expressed ´serious concern´ over the incident of manhandling of journalist Dil Bahadur Adhikari by cadres of Nepali Congress in Chitwan.
Adhikari, the editor and publisher of the local Loktantra Dainik, was manhandled in front of the Bharatpur Municipality building. District committee of Nepali Congress had called a general strike in Chitwan on Wednesday.
FNJ added that such an act carried out by a responsible party towards a journalist on duty is against the freedom of press.
FNJ has demanded compensation for Adhikari whose motorcycle was vandalized.