IMPHAL, June 12: A journalist who came for news coverage on the third day today of the Manipur Legislative Assembly session which started at 11 am, wearing a leather slipper was made to remove his slipper before entering the press gallery by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personal in plain clothes posted there.
Speaking to IFP, the journalist who works with a Churachandpur based daily said that he came wearing the leather slippers as he was not sure whether it can be worn or not as he saw other journalists come wearing slippers. He said he also saw many government officials who are sitting at the officials`™ gallery wearing similar feet attire.
He expressed unhappiness saying he was the only one who was made to remove his slippers before entering the media gallery out of all the people who came wearing similar feet attire.