Journalists thrashed in front of mayor at his office

Onlinekhabar Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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Janakpurdham, January 7

Three journalists, who were questioning authorities related the encroachment of public land, have been attacked by supporters of the mayor of Janakpurdham sub-metropolitan city at his office.

Supporters of Mayor Lal Kishore Shah thrashed journalists Amarkanta Thakur, Subhas Karna and Raja Jha after they asked the mayor questions about the encroachment of land belonging to the Janaki Temple.

Federation of Nepali Journalists Dhanusa President Anil Mishra said that the municipality has not appointed a spokesperson yet and the mayor has been dodging questions about the temple for a long time. He said that the journalists went to meet the mayor at 10 am on Tuesday to ask him about the issue.

Meanwhile, Mayor Shah accused the journalists of forcing him to speak and his supporters only asked them not to force him. FNJ has issued a statement condemning the attack on journalists terming the incident as an attack of press freedom. It has demanded that the government investigate the incident.