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The Maoists have been hostile to the liberal media which has become very strong over the last decade in Nepal. Now that they are the largest party in the Constituent Assembly, there are legitimate doubts over their intentions to rein the free press. Not so long ago, there was a Maoist communication minister who hired their supporters in the state-controlled media and expelled others. And now listen this:
“Senior Maoist leader Mohan Baidya on Friday said the Maoist
party is against both the current 'liberal' model of media as well as the communist
model, and wants to develop a third model – probably a mixed version of
communist and democratic models.
Baidya, who is also in-charge of Maoist
Central Department of Publicity and Broadcast, hinted that the Maoists'
soon-to-be-formed government would develop the third model because of failure
of the present model to serve people's interest.
However, he did not elaborate how that
model would define the media sector and how much freedom the country's media
would enjoy in future. He clearly hinted that liberal and monopolistic media
would not be entertained.”
Maoist has become a threat to Kantipur, Nepal’s largest
and most influential media house, which had, ironically, played the crucial
role to bring the Maoists to the mainstream earlier.
“Prachanda's speech at Tundikhel last Friday reinforced
apprehensions about their commitment to basic freedoms. He may not like
Kantipur because Kantipur does not like him and his party. If he wants to
complain about coverage, he should send letters to the editor. But he has no
right to threaten and warn anyone.”
Also see my previous post here in NowPublic.
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