Hyderabad, December 12: Of late communal parties have started targeting media in addition to the society. Criticizing against the telecast of a serial programme regarding Kashmir, miscreants belonging to the Hindu outfits attacked HMTV office and caused damages besides destroying a satellite van of the channel.
According to details, programmes on Kashmir are aired on HMTV in a series. Criticizing on the programmes, Bajrang Dal activists had gathered before regional office at Srinagar colony and protested against the telecast a day before. They had threatened grim consequences if the telecast was not stopped.
Acting upon it yesterday they attacked HMTV main office situated at Maula Ali S R Rao Nagar. The activists shouted slogans against HMTV and damaged OB van.
Meanwhile home minister P Sabhita Indira Reddy strongly condemned the attack on HMTV office and said such kind of attacks could not be permitted under democracy.
A large number of journalists headed by Khaleel Qaudri president Hyderabad Union of Working Journalists staged protest at Charminar against the attack on HMTV office.
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