Bhubaneswar, June 27 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today strongly condemned the alleged assault on journalists by police personnel during the Rath Yatra celebrations in Puri.
The journalists were officially invited by the state government to cover the Car festival.
Addressing a press conference, BJD Coordinator and Spokesperson Dr. Lenin Mohanty stated that the Department of Information and Public Relations had arranged a special bus to transport accredited working journalists from Jaydev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar to Puri.
Despite carrying official cordon passes and identity cards, the journalists were reportedly denied access and prevented from carrying out their professional duties upon reaching Puri.
"Instead of cooperating, the police mi...