Mumbai,June 13:Mediapersons today staged a sit-in at the Mantralay premises here to protest the rejection of the demand for a CBI probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
“The 15-member delegation of journalists which met the chief minister demanded a CBI enquiry, but the demand was rejected,” Television Journalists’ Association general secretary Prasad Kathe said.
The 56-year-old investigative journalist, who worked as Editor (Special Investigation) in Mid-Day, was shot dead by four unidentified persons in suburban Powai on June 11.
“We demanded that an ordinance be passed regarding (proposed) law to prevent attacks on journalists. The chief minister said he will put the draft before cabinet on June 15.
The resignation from Home Minister R R Patil, and suspension of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik were another two demands, which were also rejected,” he said.
—-Agencies