GUWAHATI, April 1: The Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) strongly condemns the State Minister Piyush Hazarika for threatening journalists of news channel Pratidin Times with dire straits.
In a shocking voice recording, the Minister is heard repeatedly threatening a journalist of the news channel over a news related to his wife Aimee Barua. He can be heard saying he would drag out the journalist and his colleague to the street.
Drunk with power, the Minister even challenged the news channel to be ready for what is in store for it.
Castigating the Minister for his behaviour, which the JUA said was shameful and unbecoming of a public representative, the journalists body demands on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to rein in his unruly Minister and ensure that he doesn’t cross the Lakshmanrekha./*54745756836*/