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“Violence is not the answer even against bad journalism,” Press Council Of India Condemns The Attack On Senior Journalist Arnab Goswami

The NUJ (India) also condemned the alleged attack on Goswami, saying one should choose an appropriate path to show their protest instead of violence

 

NEW DELHI| On Thursday the press council of India condemned the alleged attack on senior journalist Arnab Goswami and asked Maharashtra government to look into the matter.

Following the report by the senior journalist, two bike riders allegedly attacked Goswami’s car in Mumbai in late hours at night. They tried to break its glass window when he and his wife on their way home. Police officers said both the attackers have been arrested.

The press council of India wrote in their letter the alleged attack on the Goswami is distressful and “purportedly for his views as a journalist”.

The PCI wrote, “Every citizen in the country, including a journalist, has the right to express their opinion which may not be palatable to many but this does not give anybody the authority to strangulate such a voice. Violence is not the answer even against bad journalism”.

The statement read as the attack on the journalist is condemnable and state government should intervein into this and immediate justice should be served.

While taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the PCI chairman has asked the Maharashtra government, through the Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, to submit a report on the facts of the case at the earliest, the PCI said.

The National Union of Journalists (India) also condemned the alleged attack on Goswami, saying if anybody is aggrieved about anything they should choose an appropriate path to show their protest instead of violence.

The National Union of Journalist (India) said any media house or journalist should also never cross their limit at any cost and strictly stick to professional ethics.

The journalist has invited sharp criticism from Congress leaders for his remarks aimed at their party president Sonia Gandhi during a TV discussion on the Palghar incident in which three persons, including two sadhus, were lynched.

 

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