IMPHAL, Dec 9: The standing committee of the All Manipur Working Journalist Union (AMWJU) in an emergency meeting has strongly condemned the assault of a sub-editor of Poknapham daily on December 8 evening around 8:45 pm.
A statement released by S. Surjeswar Singh, general secretary AMWJU, has stated that the meet has taken serious note on the assault meted out to the senior journalist and at the same time, a challenge to the media fraternity of the state.
The meet further unanimously decided to demand the authority concerned to book the culprits involved in the assault within 48 hours failing which the union has resolved to take its own course of action, it further said.