The Pakistani writer who went to the festival as an audience member was attacked by a group of young men, who objected to his presence at the festival venue on SundayControversial TV personality Tarek Fatah was heckled at Urdu festival Jashn-e-Rekhta, recently held in the national Capital. The Pakistani writer who went to the festival as an audience member was attacked by a group of young men, who objected to his presence at the festival venue on Sunday. When I refused, they started hitting me with sticks on my back and feet,” Fatah said. The organisers have alleged that Fatah was provoking the crowd by calling them ‘Aurangzeb ke kutte’ (Aurangzeb’s pets), but he denied any such allegation. The third edition of Urdu festival Jashn-e-Rekhta (JeR) was held from February 17-19, where scholars, writers, poets, singers, artists and admirers of the language gathered at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in Delhi to celebrate Urdu.

Source: dna February 21, 2017 01:49 UTC