Cong seeks action on complaint by woman journalist

Citing a complaint by a senior woman journalist of a leading daily of threats to her life from RSS and VHP "elements", Congress today sought action in the case and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde promptly ordered an inquiry.
Utilising the opportunity, Congress general secretary Ajay Maken called a press conference and attacked Narendra Modi asking what he will do to freedom of expression if he came to power.
Maken said the journalist had filed a complaint with Parliament Street Police Station on October 15 in which she had complained about threats being issued to her on phone following an article she had written in her paper.

She had written that the RSS had reneged on its written undertaking to the then Home Minister Sardar Patel that it would not be a political organisation.
Maken wrote a letter to Shinde demanding that the matter should be looked into urgently and the guilty are brought to book at the earliest. On receiving it, the Home Minister ordered a probe into the case.
"I have directed the Home Secretary to conduct a probe through the Delhi Police. The Home Secretary has already asked the Delhi Police to initiate the probe," he said.
Shinde said in democracy people should have the perseverance to bear criticism and threats are not good. There could be comments but attacking journalists are not good.

Seeking to draw parallels, Maken said journalists write many pieces against Congress and its leaders as well, which are not to the liking of the party but that never led to the party attacking or attempting to check their freedom of expression.