Ten journalists’ bodies joined hands in Kashmir on Thursday to fight for the restoration of the Kashmir Press Club (KPC), which was de-registered and the property sealed by the J&K government recently.
Meanwhile, the Press Club of India (PCI) has urged the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) “to ensure that the club [KPC] be allowed elections in the interest of transparency and democratic functioning”.
In a joint statement issued by ten organisations registered with the KPC, Kashmir-based journalists demanded the restoration of the KPC’s status quo as on January 13, 2022. “The journalists resolved to seek an explanation from the registering authority on the grounds on which the KPC’s re-registration was placed ‘in abeyance’ and the club shut down in an arbitrary manner,” a spokesperson said.
