Manipur journalists lend voice against Gauri Lankesh killing

Media body Editors’ Guild Manipur too condemned the incident. The Guild, in a press statement, expressed shock over the murder and recalled the scribe as a fearless journalist for her views in her daily.

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All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU), the apex body of Manipur-based journalists, on Thursday joined the nation-wide protest against the killing of senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.

During a sit-in protest held on Thursday afternoon at Manipur Press Club, AMWJU President W Shyamjai while strongly condemning the killing said the attack is tantamount to breach of freedom of expression guaranteed in the Constitution.

He maintained that in a democratic country, the fourth estate plays an important role in discharging unbiased information to the public and works to bring a transparent government adding such unfortunate incidents is not limited to a particular state but the whole country.

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Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot multiple times from close range in front of her Bengaluru residence on Tuesday by unidentified assailants who then fled on a bike.

Media body Editors’ Guild Manipur too condemned the incident. The Guild, in a press statement, expressed shock over the murder and recalled the scribe as a fearless journalist for her views in her daily.

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