: IT raids on Dainik Bhaskar media group is an attempt to stifle democracy, say Opposition leaders #IndiaNEWS Several Opposition leaders on Thursday deplored the Income Tax raids on the Dainik Bhaskar

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IT raids on Dainik Bhaskar media group is an attempt to stifle democracy, say Opposition leaders #IndiaNEWS
Several Opposition leaders on Thursday deplored the Income Tax raids on the Dainik Bhaskar media group, saying it was an attempt to stifle democracy.Responding to the criticism of the Opposition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters that the agencies are doing their work and there was no interference in it, NDTV reported. “I would also like to say that facts need to be found before reporting about any incident,� he said at a Cabinet briefing. “Sometimes lack of information is misleading.� The raids were carried at several offices of the media group and homes of its promoters on charges of tax evasion. The IT department also conducted raids at the office of Lucknow-based TV channel Bharat Samachar.Dainik Bhaskar had widely reported on the second wave of Covid-19 and its devastating effects. In a series of reports, the newspaper was critical of the Centre’s claims on vaccination figures, underreporting of deaths, floating bodies in Ganga river and the toll due to oxygen shortages. Similarly, Bharat Samachar’s recent reporting has also been critical of the Uttar Pradesh government’s handling of the pandemic.Three chief ministers were among those who condemned the raids. “The attack on journalists and media houses is yet another BRUTAL attempt to stifle democracy,� West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described the...Read more

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