Jammu & Kashmir
After being ‘abused, accused of biased reporting’, media persons boycott presser called by Sikh body in Srinagar
Srinagar: Media personnel boycotted a press conference of a Sikh body after some Sikhs tried to manhandle them before the start of the presser in Kashmir capital Srinagar.
Sikhs belonging to different Gurudwara committees were scheduled to hold a press conference at Gurudwara Shaheed Bunga Sahib, Baghat Barzulla at 11: 00 am, today. The organizers had requested media personnel to cover the presser. An invitation was extended to the media by Santpal Singh, President Gurudwara Prabandak Committee Budgam.
Before the start of the press conference, some Sikhs accused media of bias reporting related to Rainawari incident and alleged that “four Sikh girls are still missing, forcibly converted and the media is not reporting about these episodes”.
When one of the senior Journalists tried to make them understand that the job of media is to listen to all and report facts, some Sikh leaders lost cool and abused the Journalist.
“It was very unfortunate that we were attacked as if we are responsible for what has happened. They not only abused us but also tried to manhandle us. We were left with no option but to boycott the presser,” one of the Journalists said.
Another Journalist said that some Sikhs used unparliamentary language.
As reported earlier, some of the Sikh leaders, mostly from New Delhi alleged forcible conversion of some Sikh girls in Kashmir, an allegation refuted by some local Sikh leaders.
Yesterday, Chairman All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina had demanded the implementation of the Inter-Caste Marriage Act and Anti-Conversion Law in Jammu and Kashmir.
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