Media organizations on Tuesday condemned the alleged assault on photojournalists by Delhi Police during a protest by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and demanded an inquiry by a retired high court judge.
The Press Club of India and the Delhi Union of Journalists, in separate statements, expressed shock and denounced the police action against photojournalists covering the AAP protest in the national capital.
"The Press Club of India condemns the assault on photojournalists by Delhi Police," said a statement from PCI.
The Working News Cameraman's Association released photographs showing police officers holding some photojournalists by their throats and threatening others, the statement added.
"The Press Club of India demands a high-level inquiry by a retired judge into the highhandedness of Delhi Police so that aggrieved photojournalists get justice and can do their professional work without facing police brutality," the statement said.
The Delhi Union of Journalists urged the Election Commission and the Union Home Ministry to take action against the "erring police officers".
The AAP protest was organized against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Photo and video journalists were doing their job when an argument broke out between them and a team of police officers near the Patel Chowk metro station.
After the incident, a group of camerapersons met with senior officers of the Delhi Police at police headquarters to complain about the act.
However, no written complaint was filed.
Police officers assured them they would look into the matter.
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