DIGIPUB, an association of digital-first media organisations, has condemned the attack on two ChalChitra Abhiyaan journalists — Shakib Rangrezz and Vishal Stonewall — in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on July 20. They were reporting on the impact of revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on food items.
The journalists were in Kishanpur Baral village when they were attacked by an unknown assailant, who snatched their camera and microphone. “The journalists were told that they could not report on government policies and were threatened with more violence,” said a DIGIPUB statement.
