US lawmakers condemn manhandling of Indian journalist
US lawmakers condemn manhandling of Indian journalist
WASHINGTON: Two US lawmakers on Tuesday condemned the alleged manhandling of an Indian journalist in Dallas last week by members of the Indian Overseas Congress and said that deletion of his recordings was a violation of the First Amendment.
"I stand with Rohit Sharma, the reporter with India Today group, and am unequivocal in my support for the 1st Amendment," Congressman Ro Khanna, a co-chair of the Congressional India Caucus on India and Indian Americans, said.
"He is a fair journalist. It's unethical and a betrayal of free speech for handlers to have snatched his phone, shoved him, and deleted his recordings," Khanna said.
