Journalists stage demonstration at Motihari to protest Siwan scribe’s murder

Satish Sharma

Motihari :  BJP MPs Dr Sanjay Jaiswal and Rama Devi on Monday strongly condemned  the cold  blooded murder  of  Siwan journalist RajdeoRanjan. They demanded  adequate compensation  to the  wife of  slain journalist besides a CBI probe into his murder.

The members of Champaran press club  staged demonstration at Motihari on Monday demanding CBI inquiry into the killing of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan ,immediate arrest of  criminals behind the killing and Rs  one crore compensation to the bereaved family . A delegation of the journalist  submitted a memorandum  to East Champaran  DM Anupam Kumar in this regard .

ChandraBhushan Pandey,   president of the club,while strongly condemning  the cold blooded murder of  Siwan journalist said the murder of journalist was a threat to the freedom of media. The cases of killing of journalist have not been taken to logical conclusion  and are languishing in various courts, he said and added this  murder  had triggered panic among journalists .

The members of media  for border harmony   at Raxaul, East Champaan,  too expressed shock over the murder of  Rajdeo Ranjan  and appealed to mediapersons  to get united  in the process of delivering justice to the victim family. The  Birgunj press club of Nepal  members expressed its  sympathy with  the members of bereaved  family and
urged the government  to give adequate compensation  to  the family.

Dr Sanjay Jaiswal  and Rama Devi, both MPs, condemned  the murder of Rajdeo Ranjan  and demanded CBI  inquiry
to punish the  real culprits . They alleged  that journalist  was  killed  at the behest of a  ganglord  presently
lodged   in jail .