Dimapur, June 6 (MExN): The Naga Youth Front (NYF) has expressed strong resentment against the media fraternity especially some of the Valley based local news papers reporting the prevailing situation “in a bias and communal line”. “Such hidden agendas will not be tolerated nor compromised and that if it continues even after repeated appeals and request, the NYF will be very much compelled to take drastic against such identified newspaper/media-persons by banning it in all the Naga Hill Districts”, stated a press note issued by M. Dosopuwa Investigation & Publicity, NYF.
The NYF while acknowledging the “daring and noble task of the journalist and media groups” nevertheless appealed “to cease and avoid any communal and bias nature of reporting”. “It will support and co-operate any form of journalism which is for the common good of the people and disseminating the truth for the masses”, the press note from the NYF stated while adding that the United Naga Council (UNC) had termed some media group in the valley as involved in “biased reporting” on 31st May, 2010 at the mass rally held at Senapati District H/Q.
Terming it as sad, the NYF pointed out that till today some of the highly circulated newspapers were defying the Ethics of Journalism and still continued to report with “prejudice and provoking agendas”. “At the height of the present volatile situation, such undemocratic journalism will only maximize the present situation rather than defusing it”, the press note stated. Recalling and evaluating some of the newspaper’s reporting, the NYF stated that it had come to light that, certain newspapers has been collaborating with the State Government and some valley based Organizations. “Here, it has been actively involved in reporting only the hardships and difficulties of the Valley rather than reporting without detachment in regard to the whole present issue created by the O.Ibobi led SPF Congress Government at the behest of some valley Organizations”.
It was also claimed that some of the media even today failed to report the terror and havoc created by the Manipur Police Commandos/IRBs in Naga areas. The NYF pointed out that it was also “forced to demand over the prolonged silence of Ms Nidhi Kesarwani, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Senapati District in removing the Manipur Police Commandos/IRBs from the District and failure to initiate any substantial actions for the displaced people still in relief camps in Nagaland”. “The Naga Youth Front has published in the local newspapers on 21st May, 2010 demanding immediate answer and action to the below cited questions on or before 25th of May, 2010, but till date, the said Deputy Commissioner is yet to produce any concrete reply to the NYF”.
As such it was questioned as to “why the DC is still silent over the re-deployment of Manipur Police Commandos/IRBs in Liyai Khunou” and alleging that the said forces have began terrorizing the villagers”. “Why is the DC still yet to visit the spot and supervise the prevailing situation at Mao-gate especially to those thousands of displaced villagers of Song Song and Kalinamai villages?” the press note further queried and wondered why despite “the reckless mentioned State forces left after creating havoc and difficulties to the public in Mao-gate and now at Liyai Khunou Village”, the DC was still a “dumb and blind spectator to the said activities?” The NYF cautioned that it will launch its democratic right to agitate, for which the District administration will be responsible for any consequences.
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