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Chandigarh Press Cub to organise protest march against attacks on journalists
Chandigarh, August 27, 2017: Chandigarh Press Club is organizing a protest march on August 29 against the attack on journalists by Dera followers and lax security arrangements by Haryana government.
Secretary General of the Club Barinder Rawat in a statement on Sunday said the protest march would start at 11.30 am.
The Club noted with concern the incidents of misbehavior by Haryana Police with journalists, who were performing their duty, on August 25 in Panchkula.
The vehicles of around 40 journalists were torched and equipments were also broken. Many were also injured. The OB vans of TV Channels were also set ablaze by unruly mobs of Dera followers.