By The Wire Staff
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party (JKNC) has raised several questions about the recent announcement from Kashmir Press Club’s executive body, stating that the Union territory will soon have a press club in Srinagar.
The club’s registration under the Societies of Registration Act had been revoked in January 2022. On Monday (August 12), its executive body announced that the club will be made functional once again.
The statement issued by the body also mentioned that “prominent journalists” nominated the executive body comprising M. Saleem Pandit of Times of India as interim president, Zulfikar Majid of Deccan Herald as general secretary and Farzana Mumtaz of News Kashmir as treasurer.
In a post on X, JKNC asked when the interim elections for the club were held, when the notification was published, and who the participating journalists were, among other questions.
The party said, “Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy, and as such, we request clarification on the following matters from the current administration:
1) When was the interim election notification for the Press Club issued?
2) Where was this notification published?
3) Which journalists participated in these elections?
4) On what date were the elections conducted?
5) At which location were the elections held?”
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