: Journalists attacked at Hindutva event in Delhi as mob calls Muslim reporters ‘jihadi’ #IndiaNEWS Seven journalists were targeted by a mob at an event called the “Hindu mahapanchayat�? in Delhi’s

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Journalists attacked at Hindutva event in Delhi as mob calls Muslim reporters ‘jihadi’ #IndiaNEWS
Seven journalists were targeted by a mob at an event called the “Hindu mahapanchayat�? in Delhi’s Burari area on Sunday. Five of them had to be taken away by police to protect them from the mob. Four of the five journalists who were escorted away by the police were Muslims and were targeted allegedly after being asked their religious identity.Meer Faisal of The Hindustan Gazette, photojournalist Md Meharban, and Newslaundry journalists, Shivangi Saxena and Ronak Bhat, were assaulted at the event. Arbab Ali, who was covering the event for Article 14, Meghnad Bose, a reporter at The Quint and another journalist who did not wish to be identified, were verbally abused.In a series of tweets, Ali said he and Faisal were interviewing people at the event when they were attacked.He added that Hindutva supremacists Yati Narsinghanand and Suresh Chavhanke – who have earlier made hate speeches against Muslims – were among those who attended the event. Those who attended Sunday’s event were also making communal speeches, Ali said in his tweet.“Suddenly, a group of right-wingers came to us and snatched our cameras and phones,�? Ali said in a tweet. “They asked us our names. When Meer and I told them our name, they called us jihadi.�?They were spewing venom and making communal speeches. @meerfaisal01 and I were...Read more

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