Over 50 journalists from all across the State assembled here and held a protest on Monday demanding Martyr status for slain journalists Sai Reddy and Nemichand Jain who were killed in the Naxal-infested areas of the State.
“When political leaders are killed in Bastar, they are given status of a Martyr so why not us. We work in equally dangerous environment,” said Kamal Shukla, a journalist who took part in the protest.
We demand for Martyr status for the slain journalists, security to their family and Government job to one of the family members, he said. Around 50 journalists assembled at Dharna Sthal in Boodhapara and held a protest on Monday.
Sai Reddy, a senior journalist working in Bijapur district was killed allegedly by Maoists on December 6. He was attacked with a sharp weapon and was found severely injured. Nemichand Jain was killed earlier in the year in February in Sukma district.