HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Sept 13: The Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) has expressed deep concern over the IIT Guwahati authorities preventing mediapersons from entering its premises.
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The restriction imposed on media persons from entering the IIT Guwahati campus is highly condemnable. JUA strongly opposes such a decision that infringes on the rights of journalists.
Samim Sultana Ahmed, president, and Dhanjit Kumar Das, general secretary of the Journalists Union of Assam (JUA), said in a statement that the decision by the IIT Guwahati authorities violates the freedom of the press. Such a decision by the IIT Guwahati authorities cannot be accepted under any circumstances.
JUA urges the IIT Guwahati authorities to lift the unwarranted ban immediately.
