Arrested Assam journalist Dilwar Hussain launched on bail

Arrested Assam journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumder was launched from judicial custody on Saturday, a day after a court docket had granted him bail in a second case, his lawyer stated.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had earlier claimed that Mozumdar was not a “recognised” reporter as per the federal government norms, maintained that he has no drawback with any scribe writing in opposition to him, but when a journalist “engages in different actions, legislation is equal for all”.

Mozumdar was first arrested by Guwahati police on 25 March midnight in reference to a case filed by a financial institution worker when he had gone to cowl a protest in opposition to alleged monetary irregularities in Assam Cooperative Apex Financial institution Restricted.

He was granted bail within the case on 26 March however was arrested once more instantly upon launch in a second case filed by the managing director of the financial institution, Dambaru Saikia, for allegedly making an attempt to steal priceless financial institution paperwork.

The chief reporter of the digital portal The Crosscurrent obtained bail within the second case on Friday and was launched after spending the night time in judicial custody on the finish of authorized formalities, his lawyer stated.

The arrest of Mozumdar, who can be the assistant common secretary of Gauhati Press Membership, had sparked nationwide protests by journalists in addition to different organisations, with questions raised on the way of apprehension of the scribe.

Protests have been staged in several elements of the state on Saturday, together with ones by Congress, Raijor Dal and a conglomerate of Left events, in opposition to the alleged infringement of freedom of press.

Effigies of the chief minister have been burned at varied locations, together with in Guwahati, by the opposition events.

Sarma stated that journalism is a noble occupation, but it surely shouldn’t be combined with others.

He maintained that he has no drawback with any journalist writing in opposition to him and stated, “A lot has been written in opposition to me since 2001, once I first turned a minister. However I go to the journalists who write in opposition to me, attempt to be with them in case of sickness or any drawback.”

“But when a journalist engages in different actions, legislation is equal for all. If, as chief minister, tomorrow I seize different’s land, I can even be arrested. Legislation is equal for all,” he asserted.

Sarma additionally maintained that BJP governments are the one ones which don’t react to something written in opposition to them.

“We greet with a smile those that write in opposition to us,” he added.

Sarma had stated on Thursday that no scribe has been arrested and asserted that digital journalists are usually not recognised by the state authorities.

He claimed that not one of the instances in opposition to Mozumdar have been associated to journalism and that it was but to be established whether or not the scribe was a businessman or a part-time journalist.