IMPHAL, April 5: An emergency special general body meeting of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) held today at Manipur Press Club strongly condemned the act of barring AMWJU election process by some interested party sending a legal notice.
The meeting once again reaffirmed the decision of the standing committee of AMWJU to conduct its election 2015-17.
AMWJU membership renewal as well fresh applications can be done from April 6 to 8 till 4 pm and the screening will be conducted by the standing committee members as per the constitution of AMWJU, the meeting resolved.
It has been reported that some media houses are collecting signatures forcefully from journalists working with them but who are AMWJU members to oppose the AMWJU. This act was strongly condemned by the meeting and declared that those who signed the papers cannot be considered as valid.
The meeting formed a five member team to carry out a mission to urge editors to join AMWJU however the editors should be eligible according to the constitution of AMWJU and have no proprietary interest/management power.
The five members are Ratan Luwangcha, president (in-charge), AMWJU (convenor); N Tombi Raj, advisor, AMWJU (member); chief editor of ISTV news Brozendra Ningomba, who is also an AMWJU member; Khelen Thokchom of Telegraph, AMWJU (member); and Dhananjoy alais Chaoba, AMWJU (standing committee member).
They will submit their report to AMWJU within five days starting from April 6.
The meeting further resolved that any member who wants to contest in AMWJU election should be actively involved in the workings of AMWJU.
Fresh members who have been given provisional admission by the standing committee of AMWJU were given primary membership by the meeting held today and as well as were informed to finish up the other remaining formalities before April 10 by consulting with the press club assistant.