Attacks – Journalists

Workers of the BJP and opposition parties came face to face at the ‘Nirbhay Bano’ event held at Pune’s Sane Guruji Smarak auditorium on Friday evening. The event, organized by activist Vishwambhar Choudhary, human rights lawyer Asim Sarode among others, had faced threats from the city unit of the BJP over the attendance of journalist Nikhil Wagle. Wagle, a known critic of the BJP government, who had recently made a controversial remark about BJP leader LK Advani being honored with the Bharat Ratna award.

The vehicle with Wagle, Choudhari, Sarode was attacked by alleged supporters of BJP when it was heading towards the venue from Sarode’s home in Deccan area. Choudhari while speaking to The Indian Express said stones and eggs were thrown at their vehicle near Deccan. “The windshield of our vehicle was broken. The police managed to get us safe to the event,” said Choudhari. Prashant Jagtap from NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar group sent the driver Vaibhav Kothal, who is an NCP member, to get them to the venue.