Rane supporters stoned Samana office

Recently, Saamana’s corporate office at Pune came under attack by Maharashtra State Revenue Minister Narayan Rane’s supporters following furious article published in Saamana with Rane’s fabricated photo as newly wad bride.
Marathi TV channels showed this incident live by adding more fuel to controversy. Office bearers of Saamana had intimation of possible attack, they called Shivsena workers living in adjoining areas but no one appeared on the spot to save their crucial logistical support once regarded most faithful medium. This incident once again showcase growing dissatisfaction among party workers, those were once ready to do anything as per party high command order.
Rane and Shivsena’s frequent frictions still make lot of noise. Balasaheb Thakare always resorts to filthy language while mentioning him in his addressing. Rane’s undesirable ouster following stiff tussle with Uddhav Thakare prompts this party to raise unnecessary issues to disregard him. Incidentally, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh called Rane newly waded bride in his Congress, which provided golden opportunity to Sena supporters to throw some objectionable remarks over him. They not only carry out news item but also shown him as newly waded bride. Rane supporters irked due to such kind of filthy publicity. They don’t dare to attack Mumbai’s Saamana office but do same thing at Pune where Sena doesn’t have strong workers base. Some Rane supporters burned Saamana newspapers copies and shouted anti-Sena slogans.
I feel that any responsible newspaper should not indulge into such cheap publicity and morality degradation. Inserting cartoon images in news items could be considered acceptable but fabricating photo of any prominent Minister of present Ministry is a shameful act. All media person would condemn it. Saamana has history of such unlawful and immoral printing of news items but still it should not forget that it’s one of the responsible print medias from the state. Otherwise government may come out with stringent law on morality ground. It may restrict freedom of print and electronic media. Like that Rane supporters should raised such issue at higher level instead of rolling out unruly on the street.