New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Media bodies on Saturday condemned the "exclusion" of women journalists at a press conference held by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan Embassy here.

The Editors Guild of India and the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) termed the act as highly discriminatory, which cannot be justified, citing diplomatic privilege under the Vienna Convention.

"While diplomatic premises may claim protection under the Vienna Convention, that cannot justify blatant gender discrimination in press access on Indian soil," the Guild said in a statement.

"Whether or not the MEA coordinated the event, it is deeply troubling that such a discriminatory exclusion was allowed to proceed without objection," the Guild said.

The IWPC urged the government of India to take this

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