In a shocking development today, two journalists from TV channels in
Kolkata were assaulted by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters
during the 'Bharat Bandh'.
The TMC supporters had attacked a zonal office of the CPI-M to
protest against the support for the bandh call given by 11 trade unions
in India. As the journalists tried to capture the event, the TMC
hooligans went berserk and attacked them.
Two journalists of '24 Ghanta' and 'Star Ananda' had to bear the ire
of the TMC supporters. Their camera and other equipments were smashed.
They were badly beaten up, as the police remained mute spectators.
Star Ananda said that their journalist Partha Pratim Ghosh was
injured in the attack. The incident occurred in Ganguly Bagan area of
south Kolkata.
While the journalists across West Bengal and many parts of India,
have condemned the attack on mediapersons, the CPI-M has also termed it
"unprovoked". However, the Trinamool Congress alleged that the
journalists first hurled abuses, resulting in retaliation by its
activists.
TV footage clearly showed that the TMC cadres pushed the journalists
to the ground and kicked them without mercy. Some other cadres tried to
prevent the media from filming the incident.
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