New Delhi:Days after the withdrawal of the book 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story' by publisher Bloomsbury India, its author on Saturday told ETV Bharat that her book is set to launch on Saturday evening.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Monika Arora, author of the book confirmed that her book 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story' has a got a new publisher - Garuda Prakashan and it will be launched today at 8:00 PM.
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A poster shared by her on social media states that the book has a UK launch. The poster further reads, "How 3 Indian women conquered "Castle Bloomsbury"? You are welcome to join the UK launch of Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story. The event is sponsored by 20+ British organisations."
As per the poster, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra will be the chief guest of the event and it will be streamed online.
Asked about the launch of the book, Zakir Khan, chairman of the Delhi Minority Commission said he is not aware of the launch of the book and he will comment after he gets to know about the content of the book.
Notably, the authors of the book Thursday filed a complaint against its previous publisher Bloomsbury India for withdrawing their book and leaking its PDF version to hamper any future sales.
The book 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story' is written by Monika Arora, Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra, on the violence in the northeast Delhi earlier this year.
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