Press Council Panel To Probe Complaints Of J&K Journalists Being Harassed
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The Press Council of India has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to extend full cooperation and assistance to the fact-finding committee.
Allegations of intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir will be investigated by a three-member committee formed by the Press Council of India, the self-regulatory watchdog for the media in the country has said.
In an order issued yesterday, the chairman of the PCI - retired Supreme Court Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad - has taken note of the complaints after receiving a letter from former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. In her letter, Ms Mufti has listed a series of incidents of harassment of journalists in Kashmir.
"The Hon'ble Chairman, Press Council of India while taking suo-moto cognizance on the communication of Ms Mehbooba Mufti, President, PDP, concerning intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, has constituted a three member Fact Finding Committee consisting of S/Shri Prakash Dubey, Convener & Group editor, Dainik Bhaskar, Gurbir Singh, Journalist, the New Indian Express and Dr Suman Gupta, Editor, Jan Morcha, Member of the Committee to inquire into the matter," the order said.
The quasi-judicial body has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to extend full cooperation and assistance to the fact-finding committee.
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