New Delhi: The Mumbai Press Club, on Saturday (March 25), slammed former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for reportedly snubbing a journalist throughout a press convention at his celebration workplace in Delhi. Gandhi had reportedly known as the journalist a ‘BJP employee’.
At the press convention, the journalist requested Gandhi a query after which he stated, “Why are you directly working for BJP? If you want to work for BJP, then wear a BJP badge. Don’t pretend to be a pressman… Kyun hawa nikal gayi?”
#WATCH | “Don’t pretend to be a pressman…Kyun hawa nikal gayi?”, says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to a journalist questioning him on his conviction in ‘Modi surname’ case pic.twitter.com/SdaaUeraoy
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023
The Mumbai Press Club issued a press release on the incident and acknowledged, “Mr Gandhi failed to respect the dignity of the Fourth Estate.”
The Mumbai Press Club deplores Congress chief Shri Rahul Gandhi for humiliating a journalist whereas addressing a press convention at his celebration workplace on Saturday morning.@RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/pOBkfmZQoK
— Mumbai Press Club (@mumbaipressclub) March 25, 2023
Its assertion learn, “The job of a journalist is to ask questions and it is the duty of political leaders who call press conferences and engage with journalists to answer these questions with dignity and decorum. It is unfortunate that as the leader of one of the oldest political parties of the country, Mr Gandhi failed to respect the dignity of the Fourth Estate.”
“At a broader level, it is a matter of concern that political parties of all hues have been attempting to browbeat journalists using derogatory language and threats as a response to news reporting they find unpalatable. We once again appeal to all political actors to uphold the freedom of the press to report and provide critical comments. They must remember the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression is a cornerstone of our democracy,” it additional learn.
Rahul Gandhi held a press convention in New Delhi on March 25, a day after he was disqualified from Parliament following his conviction in a defamation case. Addressing the press convention, Rahul Gandhi stated that he’s not afraid of going to jail and can proceed to lift the Adani subject.
Reacting to the BJP chief’s remark that had Rahul Gandhi apologized, this case wouldn’t have occurred, the Congress chief stated that he’s Gandhi, not Savarkar and Gandhi does not supply apologies. The former Congress president additionally stated that he would write to the folks of the Wayanad constituency to allay their apprehensions
