Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI
Hundreds of Muslims today staged a protest Dharana against India TV at Jantar Mantar. They were protesting against the telecast of what they called a ‘complete fabricated’ story run by the TV channel in the name of ‘Operation Halala’.
They alleged that programme showed Muslim men and women in bad light and degrading their dignity using impersonate persons.
The alleged anti Muslim programme was telecast on April 15.
The protesters with banners against TV channels in their hands, said the programme was nothing but a huge conspiracy to malign Islam and Muslim community of India.
The Dharna/protest was organized by Management Committee Madarsa Taleemul Quran Society Seelampur Delhi. The TV Programme was allegedly shoot near the madarsa run by this society.
The society has also lodged complaint against the India TV at local court, CBI and Delhi police demanding stern action against the channel.
Muhammad Shafiq, the convener of the madras society stressed that protest was not only against India TV but against those channel which are trying to malign Islam and Muslims of India through fabricated means.
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