"It reminds us of the Emergency," tweeted Shah, adding that this attack on free press "must be and "will be opposed". Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy. — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 4, 2020Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has also condemned the attack on press freedom. The Republic TV Editor has also claimed that he was manhandled and assaulted by the police at his Mumbai home before being pushed into their van. According to reports, the designer had reportedly named Arnab Goswami in a suicide note and had accused Republic TV of not paying him his dues.

Source: Mint November 04, 2020 06:01 UTC