The State Congress on Wednesday condemned attacks on scribes in Bastar region and claimed that agencies, raising voices for innocent tribal people, are being harassed.
Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) Spokesperson Ghanshyam Raju Tiwari alleged that senior journalist Malini Subramanyam in Bastar was alone with her daughter at home when some goons attacked her house.
“Instead of acting over the incident, police are trying to protect the offenders,” he charged, adding incidents of journalists Santosh Yadav and Somaru Nag harassment case have also happened in the past. He stated that CGPCC Chief Bhupesh Baghel has criticized the incident of attack on Malini Subramanyam’s house and also demanded registering of FIR against the offenders so that such incidents many not get repeated.