Dhanusha FNJ officials including its president on Sunday burnt down copies of Janakpur Today, a vernacular daily, over a news report related to them.
FNJ Dhanusha President Umesh Sah and other members in the working committee had burnt down copies of the vernacular daily at Shiva Chowk.
A news report entitled ´FNJ Dhanusha´s annual general meeting historic´ was published on September 14 in the Mithila Ritu Weekly of which President Sah himself is the editor. However, Janakpur Today on its Sunday edition had published another news report entitled "FNJ spreading rumors" related to annual general meeting.
FNJ President Sah, vice president Shailendra Jha and treasurer Upendra Bhagat Nagbanshi, among others, had burnt some copies of Janakpur Today, arguing that a news report defamed FNJ office bearers in Dhanusha.
Issuing a press statement, Dhanusha FNJ had also asked Nepal Press Council, Department of Information and local media to help them get justice.
Mediapersons have alleged that the incident on the part of the FNJ office bearers encourages anti-press elements. “The federation has weakened the media sector by burning down the newspapers,” said FNJ council member Ram Ashish Yadav.
Talking to myrepublica.com, FNJ General Secretary Poshan KC said it is an activity against press freedom. “No matter who is involved in such activities should be punished as per the law of the land,” he said.
KC said that they have deputed two FNJ members Shital Sah and Pratap Bista to investigate the incident.
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