The protesting journalists included renowned and veteran journalists who held placards with slogans like, "Mohabbat Ki Dukkan, Sikho Patrakaro ka Samman" (Learn how to respect Journalists); "Rahul Gandhi per pucha Sawal, America me kyu hua Bawal?". (Why the ruckus for asking questions from Rahul Gandhi?)
National Press Club said in a statement, "Security staff must be aware that reporters working in the U.S. are protected by the First Amendment, regardless of the nationality of the interview subject, reporter or security teams. This was an on-the-record interview with ground rules set between Mr. Sharma and Mr. Pitroda. The security team had no role related to the content or duration of the interview. They had no right or standing to take Sharma's phone from him or delete content.”
India Today Journalist Rohit Sharma was harassed by Congress workers in Dallas after he asked Sam Pitroda whether Rahul Gandhi will discuss attack on Hindus in Bangladesh
"He (Rahul Gandhi) has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes by spending crores of rupees. I must tell you, he is no Pappu. He is highly educated, well-read, a strategist with deep thinking on any subject and sometimes it is not very easy to understand him," Pitroda said.
Praveen Chakravarty, who identifies himself as a 'Professional Congress' leader, threatened legal action against OpIndia over its report exposing Sam Pitroda's alleged links with the US government.
Sam Pitroda runs an NGO funded by USAID, US State Department and Rockefeller Foundation - with Rahul Gandhi asking for foreign interference - is Congress run by the US Deep State?
The All India Congress Committee shared a notification on June 26, 2024, announcing that the Congress President has reappointed Sam Pitroda as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.
In the clip, the old 'star pracharak' and BJP's lucky charm Mani Shankar Aiyar is seen saying that India must respect Pakistan because 'unki bhi izzat hai'. Thanks for the news Mr Aiyer, we were not aware that Pakistan has any izzat.