Despite assurance of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala that he would not tolerate any kind of attack on press freedom, the Maoist affiliated trade union again disrupted the distribution of The Himalayan Times (THT) and Annapurna Post (AP) dailies Monday morning.

According to THT, the delivery boys landed early morning at Sama Printers, the printers of the two dailies, at Bhaispati and forcibly took control of the vehicles, which had been loaded with Monday’s edition.

The THT report state that police remained mute spectators to all activities.

After requests, the police escorted vehicles to the main distribution point at Bhugol Park. The daily further said YCL cadres also threatened the transporters and distributors not to take delivery of the newspapers.

Similarly, YCL cadres stopped the staff of the dailies from entering the office for nearly two hours this morning and warned that they would lock the publication office by this evening. Around 50 YCL and trade union cadres surrounded the office.