New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- CPI leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar P. on Monday strongly condemned the alleged harassment, assault and arbitrary detention of journalists covering protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi, accusing the authorities of obstructing the media's duty to report and demanding immediate intervention by union Home Minister Amit Shah.
In a strongly worded letter to Shah, Kumar said journalists covering the protests across the national capital were being prevented from discharging their professional duties, with reports of confinement, detention, physical force and restrictions on reporting.
"Reports from several parts of the capital clearly show that journalists are being prevented from disc...