A group of journalists today took out a protest march from Press Club of India to the Parliament Complex, demanding action against Delhi Police officials accused of attacking journalists during a protest march organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and teachers last week.
In a statement, the protesting journalists demanded that two separate FIRs be filed against policemen based on two complaints and immediate action be taken.
The statement was issued by Press Club of India, Indian Women's Press Corps, Press Association and Federation of Press Clubs in India, and Indian Crime Reporters' Association.
The journalists were stopped by the police on Raisina Road. They submitted a memorandum of their demands to the police.
Two journalists had on March 23 filed separate complaints - one for molestation and another for assault during the protest march on Friday last.
The police resorted to lathicharge and used water canons to disperse the crowd near Sanjay Jheel in Lakshmi Bai Nagar.
A woman constable and a head constable of the Delhi Police were suspended for allegedly snatching the camera of a photo journalist during the protest march.