IMPHAL January 2: The Maoist Communist Party in a statement by its publicity secretary Nonglen Meitei has condemned the bomb threat on Naharolgi Thoudang.
The statement has stated that such a threat made by an armed group to the media lacks political sense and is derogatory. Such incident should not be repeated in the future, it said.
A revolutionary group should not hold the media responsible for not publishing their press releases. A revolution should not be waged through the media and similar issues were highlighted in an international platform by the Maoist Communist Party held recently. The outfit had coined the term “Cyber Party” at the meet, certain organizations that have only its publicity and propaganda through the media as their agenda and not having true revolutionary ethos, the release added.
Furthermore, an outfit claiming to carry out a revolution and targeting the media for not publishing their motives borders on being a cyber-party. The responsibility of the media has been respected by true revolutionaries and the Maoist would not seek to dwell further on the subject. The outfit at present is also dissecting the role of the media and its services towards the public at disseminating information and also for the revolution movement.
It has further mentioned that the Maoist has no grudges against the media for not publishing its releases on many occasions as it does not affect the true revolution. But, attack and threats on the media lacks revolutionary consciousness and tarnishes the image of the revolutionaries and borders on Goondaism, it stated. No armed group should repeat such incident in the future, the release added.