Dimapur, June 12 (MExN): The Naga Youth Front (NYF) has accused the Media fraternity “especially some of the Valley based local news papers” for reporting the prevailing situation in a “bias and communal line”.
Expressing its resentment, the NYO in a press note stated: “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 indentified newspaper/media-persons by banning it in all the Naga Hill Districts. Therefore, the NYF while acknowledging the daring and noble task of the Journalist and Media groups appeal again 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.”
It also mentioned that the United Naga Council has termed some media group “in the valley are involved in biased reporting on 31st May, 2010 at the Mass rally held at Senapati District H/Q”. “Sadly, till today some of the highly circulated newspapers has defied the Ethics of Journalism and still continues to report with prejudices and provoking agendas,” it added.
Moreover, it claimed that certain newspapers havebeen “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 stated.
Meanwhile, the NYF stated in the note that it is forced to demand over the prolonged silence of Nidhi Kesarwani, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Senapati District in removing the Manipur security forces from the district and failure to initiate any substantial actions for the displaced people still in Relief camps in Nagaland. In regard to that, it has stated that it will launch its democratic right to agitate, for which the District Administration will be responsible.
