[asom] Assam journalists' forum condemns health minister's attitude

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Assam journalists' forum condemns health minister's attitude


Guwahati, Apr.14 (ANI): The Journalists' Forum, Assam has condemned the
attitude of Himanta Biswa Sharma, the State health minister and the
spokesman of Assam government, for maligning the image of media persons
in Assam, and asked him to identify the journalist, who had submitted the
mobile call list of an individual to the minister.
The forum expressed anguish that the particular journalist (who supplied
the call list of Hiranya Saikia to Sharma) has compromised all values of
journalism to take such a shameful act. He or she must be condemned in
the strongest words.
Mentionable that Sharma addressed a press meet in Guwahati on April 11,
which was telecast live by News Live (a Guwahati based satellite
channel), and disclosed that he received a call list of Hiranya Saikia (a
PCG member) from a journalist friend (to justify his political debate).
It is shocking that a journalist can go for collecting someone's call
list, which is illegal in India, and even submit it to a minister
ignoring the ethics of the profession.
And even if, for the sack of argument, the call list was collected by the
minister from a competent authority with legal formalities, the forum
demands a public apology from Sharma, as he tried his best to defame the
integrity of the journalists.
A minister must not consider the media persons as his slaves, who may be
used according to his choice. After all, a responsible minister like
Sharma should behave with responsibilities and maintain minimum honour to
the media. (ANI)

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