Press Statement Issued by Press Club of India : The Press Club of India strongly condemns the violence against media persons in Panchkula by the followers of Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim who was convicted in a rape case by a court.
It is of utmost serious concern that Dera supporters went on a rampage, set on afire a number of OB vans of television news networks and also targeted camera-persons and reporters who were out in the field discharging their duties of reporting.
We demand that strict action should be taken against the miscreants and the State government should take urgent steps for safety and security of journalists and also compensate the television news networks for the losses suffered by them.
Gautam Lahiri
President
Vinay Kumar
Sec. General
Press Statement