Govt to give commitment to press freedom in parliament

The meeting between Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) on Sunday concluded with an agreement according to which the government would express commitment in the parliament towards protecting press freedom.

The government also promised the FNJ representatives that all 25 political parties represented in the constituent assembly (CA) would express a similar commitment towards press freedom in the house.

During the meeting, minister Mahara also pledged that Home Minister would issue a circular to administrations in all 75 districts to penalise all those attacking or threatening journalists and media houses.

The two sides agreed to take initiatives for publication of Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post dailies d from Biratnagar from Monday. nepalnews.com nd Dec 29 08

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