Hyderabad:(UNI) Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the premier and most representative organization of the working journalists in the country, strongly condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids on the office and residential premises of the NDTV founder Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy on Monday for causing alleged loss to a private sector bank.
In a statement here today, IJU President S N Sinha, Secretary-General Amar Devulapalli, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Vice-President Sabina Inderjit and Press Council of India (PCI) member K Amarnath termed it as an attack on the independent media which did not conform to narrative of the ruling establishment.
“It is no co-incidence that the raids on NDTV promoters’ premises came a few days after the BJP official spokesman Sambit Patra accused the channel of carrying out an agenda against the NDA government and the ruling party in a live discussion on the channel. It seems the raids were conducted based on a complaint of a disgruntled employee of the organization. We are of the opinion that ruling establishment is misusing the organs of the state to brow beat critics and enforce self-censorship on the media that do not conform to its narrative,” the statement said.
In a statement here today, IJU President S N Sinha, Secretary-General Amar Devulapalli, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Vice-President Sabina Inderjit and Press Council of India (PCI) member K Amarnath termed it as an attack on the independent media which did not conform to narrative of the ruling establishment.
“It is no co-incidence that the raids on NDTV promoters’ premises came a few days after the BJP official spokesman Sambit Patra accused the channel of carrying out an agenda against the NDA government and the ruling party in a live discussion on the channel. It seems the raids were conducted based on a complaint of a disgruntled employee of the organization. We are of the opinion that ruling establishment is misusing the organs of the state to brow beat critics and enforce self-censorship on the media that do not conform to its narrative,” the statement said.
