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Kathmandu Sunday June 10, 2001 Jestha 28, 2058.
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Govt
urged to release Kantipur editor and publishers
Post Report
JANAKPUR, June 9 - Nepali Congress central committee member
and former Minister Bimalendra Nidhi has termed the arrests of the editor and the managing
director and director of Kantipur daily as "foolish" and demanded their
immediate release.
Talking to this reporter by telephone Nidhi said,
"Freedom of expression of opinion is guaranteed in democracy. It is foolish on the
part of the state to prevent the general public from exercising this constitutional
right."
Similarly, central member of CPN (UML) and Janakpur zonal
in-charge Ramchandra Jha termed this action of the government as "an attack against
freedom of expression and freedom of press guaranteed by the constitution."
Jha also called for immediate release of the arrested
editor and the managing director and director of Kantipur daily.
In the same way, Nepal Journalists’ Federation
Dhanusha branch, at its meeting held on Friday, expressed its regret at the arrests of
editor Yuva Raj Ghimire, Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya and Director Binod Raj Gyawali
of Kantipur daily.
The branch also demanded their immediate release.
Similarly, this action of the government has been opposed
by different associations and organisations, politicians, journalists, artists and general
people of Janakpur.
Secretary of CPN (UML) in Dhanusha district, Shital Jha,
said the government was trying to take revenge by arresting the responsible people of
Kantipur Publications for their views expressed by the newspaper on Lauda scandal.
"The government is ready to give a red-carpet welcome
to the Maoists for holding talks with them, but it is taking action against the newspaper
which has published their views. What kind of justice is this?" he said.
Central Organisation Department Secretary of All Nepal Free
Students Union Shree Prasad Saha called the government action as "frightening the
daughter-in-law by beating the daughter."
A number of others including stage artiste Sunil Kumar
Mallik, former player Abadhesh Pokhrel and chairman of Mithila Natya Kala Parishad Sunil
Mishra urged the government to release the arrested people without delay.
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