Kathmandu. At a time when various forms of journalism are being practiced in the Nepali media sector, Kishore Shrestha, the Editor-in-Chief of 'Jana Astha' known for investigative reporting, has now come under fire. Following the surfacing of news regarding the unnatural property details of outgoing Home Minister Sudan Gurung, Gurung's supporters and activists have launched a planned attack on Shrestha.
Immediately after the publication of the news, attempts are being made to spread hatred, insult, abuse, and demonize Shrestha through social media and other platforms.
In Nepal's colorful media industry, there is a large crowd of sophisticated, branded, English-speaking journalists who have become celebrities just by taking interviews and those who scold leaders on television screens. However, in this multi-colored crowd, Kishore Shrestha is always known for his distinct and deep-level investigative content. He has his own unique style of continuously bringing behind-the-scenes games to light.
Shrestha's information sources are considered very strong and reliable. For that reason, his news has a deep impact from the inner circles of power to security agencies. The influence of Jana Astha magazine is such that a discussion has been going on in media circles for ages that employees from the lower to upper levels of the Army and Police even read this magazine secretly in the toilet.
Since news is published with reliable information and evidence, the Army, Police, high-level government officials, black-marketing traders, and leaders are always terrified of when their particular scandal might be exposed in 'Jana Astha'.
In this context, after exposing the property details of the outgoing Home Minister, the former minister's activists, in a state of panic, have resorted to the character assassination of Editor Shrestha. However, Shrestha's past track record shows that such threats and abuse will not stop his investigative journalism.
