KANGPOKPI, May 18: Enforcing the ban imposed on Imphal based leading newspaper The Sangai Express and ISTV News Channel by Kuki Students`™ Organization GHQ the student body in Sadar Hills burnt down all the copies of The Sangai Express mean for distributing at Kangpokpi in full public view at around 7:30 am this morning.
Some volunteers of KSO Sadar Hills took all The Sangai Express copies from Zalaileng News Service Centre, Kangpokpi and burnt down in front of the news centre in full public view.
KSO Sadar Hills president Thangminlen Kipgen said that the KSO GHQ decision to ban the newspaper and the local television news channel is justifiable and accepted by all tribal people in hill district while adding that the people have been very much aware of the unethical journalism by the two media house and favoritism in reporting performance with respect to the Haorang Kairel killing incident and Thingsat killings.
He also said that ISTV News Channel will be closed from today in the town and cautioned the people not to subscribe the said printed and electronic media in the interest of the ethical journalism in the state.
Thangminlen Kipgen also warned that every morning volunteers will check every bus and vehicles transporting the ban newspaper in town and if anyone found violating the diktak suitable action will be taken accordingly while urging the bus association of Senapati district not to engage in transporting the said paper.
While appealing to all ISTV operator and subscribers in the town to disconnect the channel the student body president also warned to initiate proper action to those who violated it.
Meanwhile, The Sangai Express subscribers of Zalaileng News Service Centre, Kangpokpi asked the news hawkers to replace their subscription with another daily which makes a restless day for the News Centre staffs.
Source from Zalaileng News Service Centre, Kangpokpi said that there are more than 100 subscribers of The Sangai Express both English and Manipur Edition while adding that it is the largest subscribed and circulated daily in the town.
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