Calling UIDAI’s action unfair and unjustified, it called the FIR “a direct attack on the freedom of the press”. Calling UIDAI’s action unfair and unjustified, it called the FIR “a direct attack on the freedom of the press”. Calling UIDAI’s action unfair and unjustified, it called the FIR “a direct attack on the freedom of the press”. The Guild stated that “instead of penalising the reporter, UIDAI should have ordered a thorough internal investigation into the alleged breach and made its findings public”. The parent body of the Aadhaar project said it “respects free speech including the freedom of press and media”.

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2018 16:53 UTC