Raghuji Pant, UML MP, says he's unable to understand the arrest of journalists by the government, which has been saying that the emergency is only aimed at the Maoists and their supporters. Pant told this paper, "The government is also arresting journalists who have always been critical of the Maoists. It shows that the emergency is affecting the journalists more than the Maoists." He is worried that if journalists are unable to point out misuse of emergency powers critically, then the state machinery might start abusing the powers vested in it by the constitution. Fair criticism, he believes, would give the government a chance to improve, correct its flaws and rectify wrong decisions. Pant demands that all reporters arrested in different parts of the country be released immediately.