Media houses are being attacked and the state is not serious on security of journalists, he said while speaking at the first district council meeting of Press Chaurati, Banke.
The new constitution should mention the word press freedom as unchangeable in its preamble, he said.
At the function, central member of Federation of Nepali Journalists Janak Nepal and district president Jhalak Gaire said that the government and media houses are not serious to implement the Working Journalist Act.
Vice President and Treasurer of Press Chaurati Krishna Adhikari and Achari Pokharel said that all media persons should fight against unhealthy competition seen in the media sector.
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