JHAPA, July 26: The Jhapa chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and five media bodies have censured the threat issued to media houses by Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (JTMM).
The armed outfit on July 20 had sent a warning letter to local media houses, saying that they should compulsorily publish and broadcast news programs in Maithali language within 35 days.[break]
Jhapa chapters of FNJ, Press Union, Press Chautari, Revolutionary Journalists’ Association and Nepal Indigenous Journalists’ Association jointly issued a press statement and denounced the threat.
“Though journalists have high respect towards Maithali language and culture, the warning letter is against the law. We urge the administration to arrest those involved in such an illegal act and take action against them,” the release read.