2 journalists assaulted in Seoni

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Bhopal, Aug 1 (UNI) Two journalists of Chhapara in Seoni district were assaulted at the instance of contractors for exposing corruption in employment guaratee schemes, senior Congress member Harbans Singh told the Madhya Pradesh Assembly today.

Mr Singh, who raised the issue through a call attention notice, said the police had failed to trace the assailants.

Contractors had conspired in attacking the journalists, he said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra, deputing for Home Minister, said journalists Manish Agrawal and Narayan Prajapati were attacked with lathis by three masked men while they were going on a motor cycle at Chhapara on June 5. Both suffered injuries.

Mr Singh said Manish Agrawal, who was seriously injured, later suffered a heart attack.

UNI

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