Union Minister Smriti Irani condemns arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, urges people to stand up against ‘fascism’
MUMBAI: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday (November 4, 2020) condemned the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami by the Raigad unit of Maharashtra Police and urged the individuals to face up in opposition to ‘fascism.’
Reacting to Arnab’s arrest, Union Cabinet Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development Smriti Irani tweeted, “Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. 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?”
Those within the free press who don’t get up at this time in help of Arnab, you are actually tactically in help of fascism. You could not like him, chances are you’ll not approve of him,chances are you’ll despise his very existence however in the event you keep silent you help suppression. Who speaks if you’re subsequent ?
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) November 4, 2020
Several prime leaders, together with Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, at this time condemned in strongest phrases the Raigad Police motion in opposition to Arnab Goswami.
Javadekar condemned the arrest of Arnab Goswami and 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.”
We condemn the assault on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This will not be the way in which to deal with the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was handled like this.@PIB_India @DDNewslive @republic
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) November 4, 2020
The reactions got here shortly after the Raigad unit of the Raigad unit of the Maharashtra Police raided the house of Republic TV proprietor Arnab Goswami on Wednesday morning and arrested him in an abetment to suicide case.
Confirming the event, a senior police officer Sachin Vaze stated that Goswami was arrested within the abetment to suicide case of 2018, which had been closed earlier and has now been reopened.
The senior journalist has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old inside designer. A Mumbai Police official stated that an architect and his mom dedicated suicide in 2018 over alleged non-payment of dues by Republic TV.
A police group reportedly swooped on the Republic TV`s chief and picked him up from his dwelling whilst his household protested whereas his colleagues began speeding to the spot for reside protection.
Arnab’s channel Republic TV strongly slammed the transfer for “parading the editor of a top Indian news channel like a criminal, pulled by the hair, threatened, not allowed to drink water” after 20-30 policemen barged there.
Speaking from one of many autos, Goswami alleged he was assaulted, whilst his shaken colleagues made direct emotional appeals to Supreme Court and High Court judges “seeking justice” for what was taking place proper in the midst of Mumbai, in a telecast of the developments.
Goswami managed to talk from a police van that he was assaulted, his son was thrashed and his in-laws have been pushed apart, and he was taken to Alibaug in Raigad.
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