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Kashmir based editors sought immediate removal of ban on publication of ‘Kashmir Reader’ and held a protest demonstration in Mushtaq Ali Enclave on November 05, 2016. (KL Image: Bilal Bahadur)
Seeking immediate roll back of ban on Srinagar based English newspaper, Kashmir Reader, Kashmir based editors on Saturday took to roads against the ban.
The Kashmir Reader was banned from publication on October 2nd 2016 – the last day it hit market.
An order issued by Srinagar district magistrate read that “publication of Kashmir Reader can incite violence”. However, its editor rejected the charge saying “the management is yet to receive a dossier”.
The ban on Kashmir Reader evoked widespread condemnation with Editors Guild of India asking Chief Minister of J&K to review the ban last month.
After holding a meet at Mushtaq Ali Enclave (Press Colony) in Lal Chowk, members of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), held a protest demonstration against the ban holding banners which read: remove gag on Kashmir Reader.
In an earlier statement, KEG termed the government order as “vague and unclear about the charges for which such a harsh step has been taken”. The step taken by government against a newspaper is first in last three decades.
Kashmir based working Journalists have been continuously holding protests against the ban since October 3rd, 2016.
The printer and publisher of Kashmir Reader was asked to cease the publication of the newspaper and it is 35th consecutive day today that it did not hit the market. On May 15, 2012, the Kashmir Reader first hit Kashmir markets and is being promoted by a group which used to publish erstwhile Srinagar based popular magazine – Conveyor.
At least sixty employees affiliated with Kashmir Reader are sitting idle due to the ban.
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