Mysuru: District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has assured that  action will be taken against Police officials who committed atrocities on journalists  covering  Jumboo Savari on Oct. 21.

Dr. Yathindra gave this assurance at a luncheon meeting with city journalists recently.

“I have sought a report on the attack on journalists by Police from City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar. Once the report is submitted, I will know who are the Cops  involved in the incident. I will go through the report and take action,” he assured.

Continuing, he said, he will be the District Minister for next year Dasara also and will ensure that journalists are not obstructed  or harmed in any way. Media is regarded as the fourth pillar of our democracy and the work of journalists has a lot of importance in our system. Precautions will be taken to enable journalists to work freely and independently,” he concluded.