Govt trying to silence media, says opposition India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Linking searches on Dainik Bhaskar and other media houses to their fearless coverage of the COVID crisis, Pegasus scandal and other issues, Congress And other opposition parties on Thursday accused the government of trying to destroy the Constitution and democracy through coercive action by agencies aimed at shutting down institutions.
AICC spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said in a press conference, “It is not a swallow in a heat. This is a pattern we have seen in seven years where media houses have been targeted for their reporting and outspoken criticism of the government’s actions.”
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slammed the government for “retaliatory action” against the media. “The attack on journalists and media houses is another brutal attempt to crush democracy. DainikBhaskar The way @narendramodi ji handled the entire #Covid crisis in a wrong way, he said, the fight against “autocratic forces” will be fought jointly.
The CPI(M) accused the Center of using central agencies for intimidation. “NS Modi Government raid raj will not work. Efforts are being made to intimidate and suppress the truth from the front. but floats like corpses GangesCPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said, Modi government cannot hide Twitter. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that IT searches show that the government is trying to intimidate the media.
“There was a time when clear, independent and fearless reporting was praised, and it could scare off the wrongdoers in governments. now comes the bully official, and disinformation, discretion and defiance are the new guards,” said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

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