Leaving COVID-19 Aside, the State Plays Havoc with Journalists Instead

A pandemic like the coronavirus is spreading at a rapid pace. However, it seems that the state has left its people to their own devices.

A pandemic like the coronavirus is spreading at a rapid pace. However, it seems that the state has left its people to their own devices. In these times of poverty and helplessness, the government seems more keen on jailing social activists and implicating journalists in different kinds of cases. The latest examples are the FIRs against well-known journalist Vinod Dua and Aakar Patel. Senior journalist Urmilesh analyses the latest turn of events: