KATHMANDU: The Prime Minister’s Office has expressed serious concern over the arrest of journalists from various media outlets.
The office clarified that Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his secretariat had no involvement in the incident and that the Prime Minister was not informed of the arrests beforehand.
In a social media post, the Prime Minister’s press expert, Deepa Dahal, said the Prime Minister had no prior knowledge of the incident.
Dahal further stated that immediately after being informed about the arrests, Prime Minister Shah expressed serious concern and issued firm instructions for the immediate release of the detained journalists.
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