Editors Guild of India airs concern on FIR against Scroll's scribe

Guwahati: The Editors Guild of India (EGi) has aired its concerns over filing of FIR against Scroll.in’s executive editor Supriya Sharma and its chief editor over a report on impact of lockdown in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency in Varanasi.

EGi called the move an overreaction. It further said, “The use of criminal provisions of the law against journalists have now become an unhealthy trend and despicable trend that has no place in any vibrant democracy. “

The guild respects all laws of land and also the rights of Mala Devi, the complainant to defend herself against acts of injustice. But, “the increasing frequency of such misuse of laws by the authorities is tantamount to shooting the messenger and destroying a key pillar of India’s democracy,” it added.