The number of attacks on journalists and attempts at suppressing them have increased significantly under the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre.
The number of attacks on journalists and attempts at suppressing them have increased significantly under the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre. Recently, an FIR was filed against Supriya Sharma, executive editor, Scroll.in, by the Uttar Pradesh Police for her report on a village in Varanasi adopted by PM Modi. In this context, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, former member of the Press Council of India, talks about this issue.