MEDIAPERSONS ON Tuesday took out a silent protest rally against the police attack on them during Monday’s clashes between the policemen and Left Front workers at various places in Kolkata and Howrah during a ‘March to Nabanna’ programme. Along with over 100 Left workers and 69 policemen, over 10 mediapersons, who were covering the incident, were beaten up, some of whom had to be hospitalised. Many had accused Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Aparajita Rai for leading the attack on mediapersons.

Joint Commissioner of Kolkata Police (Headquarters) Supratim Sarkar had said on Monday: “The attack on mediapersons is unwarranted. It is unfortunate and condemnable. We have got complaints that some policemen attacked mediapersons. We will definitely take action against them after identifying them. We will initiate departmental action against them.”