Mani Shankar Aiyar visits Srinagar hospital to meet victims, gets thrown out by protestors
August 19, 2016 10:14
Congress leader and former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and journalist Prem Shankar Jha faced a hostile crowd at Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, when they to meet the civilians, injured during the ongoing protests, on Thursday but were forced to leave the institute after protests from volunteers and attendants.
Indian Express reports that Aiyar and Jha who were a part of a delegation of individuals which included journalists and activists were asked to leave the premises while the journalists and others were allowed to visit the wards where they interacted with the injured. "We don't shake hands with murderers,' attendants told Aiyar, according to a doctor in the hospital.
Sources said the patients met with the group of journalists and activists and narrated the situations during which they suffered the injuries.
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Indian Express reports that Aiyar and Jha who were a part of a delegation of individuals which included journalists and activists were asked to leave the premises while the journalists and others were allowed to visit the wards where they interacted with the injured. "We don't shake hands with murderers,' attendants told Aiyar, according to a doctor in the hospital.
Sources said the patients met with the group of journalists and activists and narrated the situations during which they suffered the injuries.
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