Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club ( KPC) on Monday said security agencies were resorting to threats and intimidation of journalists working in the Valley.
At a meeting the member associations expressed concern that ever since Article 370 was repealed, the government was not enabling journalists and the media to operate freely from the Valley.
u201c This is evident from the prolonged six- month internet shutdown in the region since August 5. As if that was not enough, physical attacks, threats and summons are being employed by security agencies to intimidate journalists,u201d the KPC said.
u201c The harassment and questioning of journalists in Kashmir on flimsy grounds by the J& K police for their work is in fact a damning verdict on the appalling condition in which the media is operating,u201d it said.
Meanwhile, the J& K administration has slapped the Public Safety Act against Hilal Lone, National Conference MP Mohammad Akbar Loneu2019s son, officials said. Agencies representation PIC/ PTI u2018 Kashmir journos face attacks, threats by security agenciesu2019
