UPCC team meets scribe injured in attack | Lucknow News
Lucknow: A delegation of the UP Congress visited the Lokbandhu Hospital on Saturday to meet journalist Sushil Awasthi who is recovering from a brutal assault.“The journalist narrowly escaped death, and despite this, no action is being taken by the police. Worse is that the police are not acting even when the journalist provided them with video footage of the incident along with photographs of the vehicle number,” UPCC president Ajay Rai said.Alleging that the entire state has reached an anarchic situation, Rai said: “Speaking and writing the truth has become a crime.” He sought immediate arrest of the perpetrators and demanded strict action against them. TNN
