The Press Council of India (PCI) has virtually indicted the Nitish Kumar government, observing that a "fear psychosis" was prevailing among the mediapersons since the murder of a journalist.
The Council has urged the Bihar government to take "corrective measures" so that journalists can work fearlessly in the state, according to a statement issued by the media watchdog here on Friday.
The reprimand comes after a fact-finding committee in its report to the council noted that Rajdeo Ranjan, who was heading the news bureau of a Hindi daily in Siwan, was shot dead point blank on May 13 by unidentified assailants, days after his story about a state cabinet minister's meeting with former RJD MP Shahabuddin in jail was published.![]( "The reprimand comes after a fact-finding committee in its report to the council noted that Rajdeo Ranjan, who was heading the news bureau of a Hindi daily in Siwan, was shot dead point blank on May 13 by unidentified assailants, days after his story about a state cabinet minister's meeting with former RJD MP Shahabuddin in jail was published.")
The Press Council of India (PCI) has virtually indicted the Nitish Kumar government, observing that a "fear psychosis” was prevailing among the mediapersons since the murder of a journalist.
The Council has urged the Bihar government to take "corrective measures” so that journalists can work fearlessly in the state, according to a statement issued by the media watchdog here on Friday.
The reprimand comes after a fact-finding committee in its report to the council noted that Rajdeo Ranjan, who was heading the news bureau of a Hindi daily in Siwan, was shot dead point blank on May 13 by unidentified assailants, days after his story about a state cabinet minister’s meeting with former RJD MP Shahabuddin in jail was published.
The Council has urged the Bihar government to take "corrective measures" so that journalists can work fearlessly in the state, according to a statement issued by the media watchdog here on Friday.
The reprimand comes after a fact-finding committee in its report to the council noted that Rajdeo Ranjan, who was heading the news bureau of a Hindi daily in Siwan, was shot dead point blank on May 13 by unidentified assailants, days after his story about a state cabinet minister's meeting with former RJD MP Shahabuddin in jail was published.
The Press Council of India (PCI) has virtually indicted the Nitish Kumar government, observing that a "fear psychosis” was prevailing among the mediapersons since the murder of a journalist.The Council has urged the Bihar government to take "corrective measures” so that journalists can work fearlessly in the state, according to a statement issued by the media watchdog here on Friday.
The reprimand comes after a fact-finding committee in its report to the council noted that Rajdeo Ranjan, who was heading the news bureau of a Hindi daily in Siwan, was shot dead point blank on May 13 by unidentified assailants, days after his story about a state cabinet minister’s meeting with former RJD MP Shahabuddin in jail was published.