MCMC member denies assault of pressman
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 12 2021:
Social worker and Manipur State Minorities Commission member Kharga Tamang has denied the allegations that he was behind the physical assault on a reporter of AGAM TV who was beaten up brutally while trying to cover the election of new members of MGNREGS Development Committee of Khopi Village and Gorkha Harup on September 7 .
Addressing a press meet at Manipur Press Club here Sunday, Kharga Tamang recounted that on September 7, the SDO/BDO was directed to make security arrangement so as to prevent any unwanted incident during the election of new members of MGNREGS Development Committee conducted at Khopi Village and Gorkha Harup.
However, taking undue advantage of absence of security personnel some persons created issues that led to a dispute.
After the dispute calmed down, some group of people-interrogated and assaulted the reported of AGAM TV who was returning home after covering the event.
"Subsequently, the police registered an FIR in connection with the incident.
However, I was named as the one who had assaulted the reporter, 8 days after the incident, which is completely baseless", Kharga Tamang said and urged all concerned to stop trying to tarnish his reputation.