New Delhi: The arrest of Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami in Mumbai echoed strongly in New Delhi, with Union Ministers condemning the police action.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted: “We condemn the attack on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this. @PIB_India @DDNewslive @republic.”
Union Minister Smriti Irani posted, “Those in the free press who donât stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism.”
She added: “You may not like him, you may not approve of him,you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?”