The Federation of Nepalese Journalists has requested the Nepal government to take legal action against those involved in the violation of press freedom. The delegation led by the president of the federation, Nirmala Sharma, made such a demand to the Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar in the ministry on Monday.
In the letter, it is mentioned that the government's failure to take any action against Gopal Dahal, a journalist from Dharan based in Sunsari, who threatened to abuse him for writing a news story and did not allow him to write any more news, raises questions about the state's freedom of the press.
"The federation requests the Hon'ble Minister of Home Affairs to take necessary steps to bring to justice the government's commitment to freedom of the press by immediately bringing to justice whoever is found guilty in the report prepared by the mission to study the incident connected with Dahal," demanded in a letter signed by the federation's general secretary Ram Prasad Dahal. is
In the report, it is mentioned that the mayor of Dharan Hark Sampang and his supporters threatened Dahal with death for writing the news. Similarly, the Shramdan campaign started by Mayor Sampang after assuming the office of the Mayor can be considered positive, but the money collected through Shramdan for the development of Dharan was not only deposited in the account of the sub-metropolitan municipality, but it was not only a matter of news that he voluntarily spent it in his private account. The report of the mission that needs to be investigated has pointed out. In the letter of the
federation, everyone involved in the violation of press freedom has been requested to be brought to justice. After understanding the letter, the Home Minister wrote that the attention was drawn to the demands of the federation and promised that the state would bring those involved in the violation of press freedom under the legal ambit.
