Bhubaneswar, March 16: Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP) in an emergency meeting convened today under the Freedom Tree condemned the criminal attack on media persons by a gang of unruly students at the Centurion Institute of Technology, Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district on Tuesday, while they were covering the students’ unrest on the campus.MUFP expressed its deep concern over the fact that several Parlakhemundi-based journalists - ETV Reporter Rama Govinda Acharya; OTV Reporter Bidhan Chaudhury; ANI Reporter Santosh Patnaik; Kanak TV Reporter Srikant Maharana; and Naxatra TV Reporter Basudev Das were injured in the attack.
MUFP demanded that the police and administration should take immediate steps to ensure the cameras and other equipments snatched away from these journalists were returned to them within 24 hours failing which they should be compensated as per the market value of the goods stolen by the unruly students or the management of the Centurion Institute of Technology at the earliest.
MUFP resolved to stand by the affected colleagues and draw the attention of the Editors' Advisory Panel of the MUFP for further action at their end.
dear sri patnaik,
ReplyDeletejai jagannath.
in response to the APPEAL for donations/funds a sum of rs 5000/- is being provided by ''bishandayal inderchand niranjanlal tibarewal charitable trust'',tibarewal nagar,nh no 5,jagatpur,cuttack-754021,odisha.
the said amount will be deposited in the designated bank account on 10th of aug'12.
should there be shortfall,further;we will consider further.
life must be saved.the victim is only 22 years old.we feel for him.
our prayers to lord of universe sri sri jagannath for his complete recovery and blessings to attend starts/shall continue.
we are all one in the hour of sorrow and grief.
thanks/regards
l.d.nath
secy of the trust
(m)9437743311 [Email: exim.print@gmail.com]
bishandayal inderchand niranjanlal tibarewala charitable trust'',tibarewal nagar,nh no 5,jagatpur,cuttack-754021,odisha