Jamshedpur journalists demonstrate against Arnab Goswami’s arrest

All city scribes to wear black badges on Thursday to protest ‘attack on press freedom’

Jamshedpur: The vindictive action of Maharashtra government and his barbaric arrest in connection with a re-opened case has drawn fierce condemnation and opposition from all sections of people all over the country.

Here in Jamshedpur too, a large number of journalists from print and electronic media demonstrated against the action against Republic TV Chief Editor Arnab Goswami and demanded that the Maharashtra government release him immediately.

The demonstrating journalists were holding placards. They said that the inhuman action against Arnab Goswami will go down in the history of the country as a ‘black day’.

They said that if the Maharashtra government had any complaint against journalism of Republic India, then it should have raised the issue before a constitutional forum or the Press Council of India. However, it chose to misuse its power and this has worried everyone who believes in the rule of law in the country.

The Press Club of Jamshedpur condemned the arrest of Arnab Goswami. It said that on Thursday all the journalists of Jamshedpur would protest against Arnab’s arrest by wearing a black badge.

A large number of journalists, press photographers and TV journalists took part in the demonstration.