{"id":6268,"date":"2025-01-05T13:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T08:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/?p=6268"},"modified":"2025-01-05T13:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T08:11:23","slug":"journalists-organisations-condemn-the-killing-of-baster-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/journalists-organisations-condemn-the-killing-of-baster-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists\u2019 organisations condemn the killing of Baster journalist Mukesh Chandrakar \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists\u2019 organisations condemn the killing of Baster journalist Mukesh Chandrakar<\/p>\n<p>New Delhi, Jan 5<\/p>\n<p>The year 2025 has begun on an ominous note, with the shocking murder of a journalist. The National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Federation(APWJF) and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ Delhi unit) have expressed grief and shock at the killing of Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar on January 1,2025.<\/p>\n<p>Mukesh Chandrakar was a young stringer for NDTV and also ran his own popular YouTube channel Bastar Junction. The journalists bodies demanded that this murder be seriously investigated and those responsible be given strict and speedy punishment. Journalists in Chhattisgarh face many challenges and are frequently caught between pressures from state agencies and Maoist groups. The lack of protection and the lack of action to stop atrocities make media persons extremely vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Mukesh Chandrakar was allegedly murdered after he published news of corruption in the building of a village road in Bastar. His body was found in a newly cemented up septic tank on land owned by a contractor. However, given the range of his reportage and commentary on issues facing the turbulent state, a full-fledged investigation is called for.<\/p>\n<p>The Journalists organisations welcomed Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai\u2019s statement promising action and await it. They also demanded adequate compensation for the bereaved family which is still awaited. At least 28 journalists have been killed in India since 2014. In most cases investigation and prosecution have been poor, leaving desperate families to fight cases in the courts for years together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists\u2019 organisations condemn the killing of Baster journalist Mukesh Chandrakar New Delhi, Jan 5 The year 2025 has begun on an ominous note, with the shocking murder of a journalist. The National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Federation(APWJF) and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,33,1284,91,56],"tags":[3027,3030,3028,2513,3029],"class_list":["post-6268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-international-political-national","category-national","category-politics","tag-delhi-union-of-journalists-duj","tag-kerala-union-of-working-journalists-kuwj-delhi-unit","tag-national-alliance-of-journalists-naj","tag-sujatamadhok","tag-the-andhra-pradesh-working-journalists-federationapwjf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Journalists\u2019 organisations condemn the killing of Baster journalist Mukesh Chandrakar \u00a0 - 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