Mr. Zahid Ali Khan condemns murder of Editor of “Rising Kashmir” Shujaat Bukhari

Hyderabad: Media in India is getting unsafe day-by-day and anti-social elements are targeting bold journalists.

Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily condemned the murder of Editor of “Rising Kashmir” Shujaat Bukhari and said that despite security cover, he was shot dead which is a big question mark on the functioning of security agencies.

He further said that such incidents are occurring due to the attitude adopted by the Govt. Antisocial elements are afraid of independent media houses.

Citing the basic reason for such killings, Mr. Zahid Ali Khan told that the attempts of the Govt. to influence the investigations pertaining to Gauri Lankesh Murder Case are responsible for such attitude. He also said that attack on the freedom of press amounts to weakening the democratic fabric of the country.

–Siasat News