Jawaharlal Nehru completely respected press freedom, and so did Shastri, despite his short tenure. The Emergency under her was one of the worst strokes against press freedom in this country. On June 26, 1975, there was no question of press freedom. Jabalpur vs. Shukla, the Indian judiciary has emerged as the conscience keeper of the nation in the 67 years since independence. The Indian judiciary is in very good hands.

Source: dna January 26, 2017 02:38 UTC