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Tuesday, May 18, 2004

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Irate investors threaten mediapersons outside BSE

MUMBAI, MAY 17. Agitated investors and brokers today resorted to sloganeering outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) following unprecedented free fall in the capital markets over fears that the next Central Government may effect sweeping policy changes.

Mediapersons and television crew were threatened outside the BSE by about 200 people and asked to move their vans and equipment away.

The demonstrators, who raised slogans against the Left parties for making statements which had sent the capital markets in a tailspin, were angry with the mediapersons ``for presenting a wrong picture during elections and exit polls.''

They said that distorted media reports had led to panic on the bourses.

The agitators threatened to damage the OB vans if they were not moved away. Somebody from the mob spat on a female reporter of a TV channel covering the demonstration. As the situation grew tense, most of the OB vans were moved away from the BSE building.

A posse of police, which rushed to the spot, soon brought the situation under control.

PTI

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