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Sports deptt officer misbehaves with journo covering PHL

2008-01-08

CHANDIGARH, December 29: A senior officer of Chandigarh's sports department allegedly misbehaved with a news agency journalist covering the Premier Hockey League (PHL), leading to protests by scribes here on Saturday.

Journalists were up in arms against Joint Director Sports J P S Sidhu for his alleged "misbehaviour" with a journalist from a premier news agency last night.

The incident took place after Chandigarh Dynamos beat Sher-e-Jalandhar last night. The journalist headed for the parking area after filing his match report but was asked by a security guard to leave the stadium premises immediately.

The scribe reported the matter to the concerned officer who put the entire blame on organisers - ESPN and Leisure Sports Management - maintaining that the two companies had specifically asked the sports department here to get the stadium vacated by one and all by 2015 hours.

"Such a statement by the responsible officer who is at the helm of affairs of the event was unwarranted as the matches end by 1945 hours or at times 2030 hours and it takes media persons some time to file match reports," the protesting journalists, who will boycott all the functions of Chandigarh Sports Department, said.

When Sidhu was ghearoed by journalists Saturday at the entrance of the stadium he said that he had removed the gate keeper from duty for his misbehaviour.

"I have shunted out the gate keeper from duty this morning for his misbehaviour," the officer told reporters.

Meanwhile, representatives and senior office bearers of Chandigarh Sports Journalist Association, Chandigarh punjab Union of Journalist, Electronic Media Association and Punjab Chandigarh journalist association condemned the "behaviour and attitude" of the concerned officer.

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