Mumbai: BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday condemned the killing of the city-based journalist saying the incident shows deterioration of the law and order in Maharashtra.
"The gruesome murder of the senior journalist is a
very shocking incident. Mumbai has lost a brave journalist. I
condole his death and condemn the dastardly crime. This
incident has shown deterioration of the law and order in
Maharashtra," Gadkari said in a statement issued by the
Maharashtra BJP.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Congress president, Kripashankar
Singh, described the incident as an "attack on democracy" and
demanded that the state home department bring the culprits to
book at the earliest.
J Dey (56), an editor (special investigation), Mid
Day, was today shot dead by unidentified assailants at the
suburban Powai.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 20:17