Maharashtra: Journalist Bodies Demand Action Against MLA Kishor Patil

An attack on a Jalgaon district journalist on Friday led eleven journalist bodies from Mumbai to petition Governor Ramesh Bais to take action against Shiv Sena MLA Kishor Patil.

PTI

Updated on: 12 August 2023 4:29 am

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais

Eleven journalist bodies from Mumbai on Friday met Governor Ramesh Bais demanding action against Shiv Sena MLA Kishor Patil under the state’s journalist protection law, a day after a scribe from Jalgaon district was attacked by a group of persons.

They accused Patil of verbally abusing the journalist, Sandeep Mahajan.?
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A statement issued by the journalist bodies here said the governor assured their delegation that he would look into the matter.
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They also demanded Mahajan, who is from a local daily at Pachora in Jalgaon district, be given police protection.?
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Mahajan had reported about a case of rape and murder of a minor girl in Pachora area and criticised Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the incident.
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An audio clip recently went viral on social media wherein Pachora legislator Patil was purportedly heard abusing the journalist.?
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Meanwhile, Voice of Media, an association of journalists from the Marathwada region, sent a memorandum to CM Shinde demanding action against Patil and those behind the attack under the Maharashtra Mediapersons and Media Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act.