Sam Pitroda says not aware of assault on India Today reporter by Congress team in Dallas

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Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda said he was not aware of India Today reporter being manhandled allegedly by Congress workers and said he would follow up, while stressing the need for a free press.. I)..

Rohit Sharma, the India Today correspondent, said he was assaulted by Congress workers in Dallas after he asked Sam Pitroda in his interview whether Rahul Gandhi would raise the issue of attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus while meeting lawmakers in the US..

Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Sam Pitroda said he was not aware of the incident but recalled that he had a decent conversation with Rohit Sharma on that day...

He also denied that Rahul Gandhi had raised the issue of Bangladeshi Hindus being attacked in their home country during his meeting with a delegation of prominent US lawmakers, including Ilhan Omar, whose critical views on India in the past, drew a massive controversy in India...

Sam Pitroda said Rahul Gandhi had "fruitful discussions" about the cause of Blacks in America, India-US relations, democracy, freedom, economic issues, the Constitution, unemployment, technology and agricultural productivity...

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