Goa Union of Journalist president Prakash Kamat urged state acting chief secretary to commit on making public the inquiry report on the brutal attack on a local journalist on international press freedom day.
Goa government has refused to commit on making crucial inquiry report public which involves brutal assault on a local journalist, state journalist Union chief said today.
Goa Union of Journalist president Prakash Kamat, during the function, urged state acting chief secretary Narendra Kumar to commit on making this inquiry report public on international press freedom day.
"In Goa, indeed there are cases that concern us. Soiru Komarpant, a photojournalist working with Gomantak newspaper was assaulted a year back. The inquiry is conducted but report is not open," Kamat remembered talking about hazards faced by media in Goa.
"We want the report to come out which will also expect to suggest certain guidelines for the photojournalists when they are on duty," the GUJ said.
Kumar, however, made no reference to the issue, which was debated during the interaction session held later.
Komarpant was brutally assaulted by police in Margao city last year when he was covering a flash communal violence that erupted in this commercial town.
Chief minister Digamber kamat had constituted inquiry by senior bureaucrat Swapnil Naik to investigate into the assault.
"The report is placed before chief minister's office months back but still its not revealed despite our several representation to chief minister," Kamat said.
Subsequently, Goa had witnessed two more assaults including vernacular journalists in south Goa.
"In one of the case, a minister had threatened a journalist but nothing has happened to get him justice," Kamat said.
"These are stray incidents which threatens freedom of press in Goa," GUJ president said.
Senior advocate Satish Sonak participating in the debate during the International Press Freedom Day, questioned police's reluctance to get this report in public.
Inspector general of police Sundari Nanda was also present for the debate.
"Make the report public in next 24 hours, if government is concerned about press freedom," Sonak said.
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