In Arunachal Pradesh, capital Itanagar and other regions went without local newspapers and local news channels for the second consecutive day on Saturday with media houses continuing an indefinite shutdown apprehending a confrontation between mediapersons and members of the Students’ Union Movement of Arunachal (SUMA) after the student body announced plans to stage a dharna in front of office of the Arunachal Times , an English daily.
The Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) and the Arunachal Press Club (APC) refused to withdraw the shutdown, until their demands were fulfilled by the State government.