NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOV 4
Reacting to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s arrest, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday described it as “an attack on press freedom” in Maharashtra and said it reminded of the “Emergency days”. Minister Smriti Irani also condemned the arrest of Goswami.
We condemn the #Congress, led by Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi, for its fascist and emergency mindset, which is on display in #Maharashtra @republic
— Prakash Javadekar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@PrakashJavdekar) November 4, 2020
Police on Wednesday arrested Goswami from his residence in Mumbai for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer, a police official said.
Javadekar tweeted, “We condemn the attack on press freedom in Maharashtra.”
“This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this,” he said.
Greetings to Assam CM @sarbanandsonwal ji on his birthday. May the state of Assam continue to flourish under his leadership.
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) October 31, 2020
A team of Alibaug Police picked up Goswami from his residence in Mumbai.
Goswami, who was seen being pushed into the police van, claimed that he was assaulted by police at his home while being taken away.
Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday condemned the arrest of journalist Arnab Goswami, saying if those in the free press don’t stand up in support of him then they are tactically in support of fascism.
Irani, the Women, and Child Development Minister tweeted, “Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him, you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next?”.
