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News Click Row: The Special Cell of Delhi Police raided the houses of news website Newsclick and its associated journalists on Tuesday. This matter remained in the news on social media throughout the day. Many people kept discussing for and against it.
After interrogating for several hours, the police arrested NewsClick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and HR Chief Amit Chakraborty on Tuesday itself. Apart from these two, the police also raided the houses of journalists Abhisar Sharma, Aunindyo Chakraborty, Bhasha Singh, satirist Sanjay Rajoura and historian Sohail Hashmi. By evening, this matter started being discussed outside the country and even abroad. Foreign media have talked about this matter. Let us know who said what.
Washington Post talked about censorship
Washington Post has written in this matter, “Police raided the homes of 46 journalists and contributors associated with NewsClick in the anti-terrorism law case. Phones and laptops have been seized from their place. Newsclick criticizes the central government a lot. This Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” The Washington Post further wrote, ”Independent media outlets in India are struggling with strict censorship. These institutions have to face arrest and financial pressure. Raids have been increased against media organizations criticizing the Modi government, accusing them of financial irregularities.”
New York Times reminds press freedom ranking
The New York Times has written in its article that the police raided the houses of journalists in New Delhi on Tuesday morning and arrested a journalist. The Special Cell Wing of the police reporting to the Modi government has taken this action against the journalists. Earlier in 2021, ED had raided this company. Two months ago, the New York Times published a report in which it was claimed that Newsclick is part of an international network that is being funded by businessmen who are supporters of the Communist Party of China. But such actions suppress the freedom of media. According to the report of international organization Reporters Without Borders, India ranks 161 out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom.
Al-Jazeera also criticized
Al-Jazeera has written on this that the police in India have arrested Prabir Purkayastha, the country’s leading journalist and founder of a news website, under the stringent anti-terrorism law on charges of taking foreign funds to run China’s propaganda. . Al-Jazeera writes that on August 17, cases were registered against Newsclick and its journalists under sections of UAPA.
This news created a complete uproar
Actually, some time ago a news was published in the New York Times, in which it was said that American businessman Neville Roy Singma has invested in NewsClick. Singma is a supporter of the Communist Party of China and he ‘works closely with the Chinese government to spread propaganda.’
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