Patna, Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) has deplored and strongly condemned the reported move of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to abruptly close down all its bureaus in India from August 23, 2013.
In a statement its Secretary General, Parmanand Pandey, said this decision of the BBC management has come as a rude shock to the journalists of India that clearly betrays the insensitive, uncivilised and inhuman attitude of the BBC. It is also a sad reílection on the whimsical mentality and total disregard of the BBC management of its own policies being followed in the UK vis-a-vis its journalists in India.
The BBC bureaus in India,l it may be noted, have rendered commendable and credible news and commentary to the people of India even in the most dífñcult circumstances. lt is because of the dedicated services of journalists working for its bureaus, the BBC has earned credibility and laurels of all Indians across the board.
This resolution adopted at the national council session of the IFWJ held between June 30 and July 2 at Raipur, Chhattisgarh urged the BBC management to reconsider its decision.
However, if the management has fînally decided to wind up the bureaus in India, it must do so in accordance with rules and procedures as are followed by the BBC World Service in the UK.
The IFWJ has also called upon the government of India to immediately intervene in the matter and ask the BBC management to strictly abide by the relevant laws of the land so as protect the interests of the journalists and other employees who have been working with it for quite long period.
The IFWJ has warned the BBC management that if just and fair treatment is not meted out to senior journalists of its bureaus in India, it will resort to appropriate actions including the legal and direct ones.
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