2024-07-19 16:46:09
(Ahmed Manzoor) Journalism freedom in India is suffering from a serious situation, as soon as Modi came to power, journalism was severely damaged.
According to the report of the world media, journalists in India are facing dozens of cases for raising their voices on atrocities against Muslims. Indian journalism suffered severe damage as soon as Modi came to power for the third time. Indian neutral journalism and independent media are the end of Modi government. Popularity has gone up. World Media says that the journalist community in India is facing severe state closures.
Last week, a Muslim man was allegedly tortured in India, the state of Uttar Pradesh tried to suppress the incident, and journalists were threatened for writing about the brutal torture of a Muslim man.
In this regard, the police registered cases against two Muslim journalists, Wasim Akram Tyagi and Zakir Ali Tyagi, because both journalists raised their voices in favor of Muslims on social media forums. Speaking to Al Jazeera, the Indian journalist said that free journalism in India. No, as journalists we cannot call a murder a murder, so what should we call it? If a journalist does not raise a question, then who will? It is equal to strangulation of journalism.
Indian journalist Zakir Ali Tyagi says that I have been writing about the incidents of violence against Muslims in India for some time, I had an idea that the state would file such cases against me, file cases against journalists and threaten them. It is an old practice of the Modi government. Suppressing the voice of journalists through the indiscriminate use of force is a complete violation of international laws.
Kunal Majumdar, representing the Committee to Protect Journalists in India, said that the attitude of the police against Zakir and Wasim Akram is very alarming. Since 2014, the journalist community has been oppressed by the BJP and the Modi government at the state level. Harassing the journalists. The Indian government is currently putting life on the journalists who call the crime a crime.
2024-07-19 16:46:09