Rajat Sharma gives communal color to Bandra gathering

NEW DELHI: India TV founder Rajat Sharma has once again come under target of social media users due to his communal tweet.
On Tuesday, Mumbai’s Bandra West railway station was flooded with migrant labourers  after PM Modi extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3.
Communal media However, news anchors of leading media channels allegedly communalize the incident and spread hatred amid the human tragedy.
Also Read Bandra gathering: 30 social media accounts ‘spread rumours’ In a tweet in Hindi, Sharma wrote, “It’s a matter of concern that so many people assembled outside the  jama masjid  in Bandra . Who called them? If they had come to catch the train to return to their homes, then why did they not have their luggage with them?” बांद्रा में जामा मस्जिद के बाहर इतनी बड़ी संख्या में लोगों का इकट्ठा चिंता की बात है. इन्हें किसने बुलाया? अगर ये लोग घर वापस जाने के लिए ट्रेन पकड़ने के लिए आए थे तो उनके हाथों में सामान क्यों नहीं था? — Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) April 14, 2020 Sharp attack Senior journalist Nikhil Wagle reacted sharply to Sharma’s tweet for allegedly communalising the Tuesday’s impromptu protest by migrant workers.
Also Read Bandra incident: TV journalist held for spreading misinformation Wagle wrote, “You are so shameless. First, you know nothing about Mumbai and yet you are trying to give it a communal colour. Bandra railway station is right in front of the mosque and these people had come there to buy tickets. A lowly TV channel like yours had spread the rumours about starting of train service. That’s it.”