New Delhi, March 20 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Friday condemned the forcible takeover of the Rafi Marg office of the United News of India here, calling it "a grave and unprecedented assault on press freedom in India".
In a statement headlined "Brutal crackdown on UNI: A direct assault on press freedom and democratic rights",the leader of the CPI in the Rajya Sabha said "journalists were dragged and manhandled , even women journalists were not spared, and employees were denied the basic opportunity to collect their belongings or hear from management".
He said the entire operation was carried out with shocking disregard for legality, dignity and democratic norms.
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