---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jatin Desai <[email protected]>
PEOPLE'S MEDIA INITIATIVE Press Statement Peoples' Media Initiative (PMI) strongly condemns the dastardly attacks on the Headlines Today and Zee 24 Taas. RSS goons attacked office of English news Channel Headlines Today and Shiv Sainiks barged into the office of Marathi channel Zee 24 Taas in Kolhapur yesterday. RSS workers vandalized the office of Headlines Today for airing a sting operation alleging senior RSS leaders may have been aware of the terror strikes on Hyderabad’s Mecca Masjid. Zee 24 Taas channel had called an activist of Kannada Seema Rakshan Vedige for a live programme on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. The Shiv Sainiks stormed into the office assaulted activist of Kannada Sema Rakshan Vedige and damaged the office. The two separate attacks on different channels in Delhi and Kolhapur once again prove that the intolerance is on the rise. Such fascist forces need to be brought to book. We demand that the Delhi and Maharashtra Government should take a stern action against the attackers and conspirators. It may be recalled that the Maharashtra Government had announced a couple of months ago that the attacks on journalists and media houses will be made cognizable offences. Mr. R. R. Patil, the Home Minister, then categorically said that an ordinance will be promulgated. But, nothing has been done. We, once again, demand that the Maharashtra Government must immediately come out with an ordinance making attacks on journalists a cognizable offence. Jatin Desai (98690 77718) Sukla Sen Ramesh Pimple -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
