- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Training guns at the BJP over the arrest of senior journalist Vinod Verma on charges of extortion, the Congress today accused it of squeezing press freedom and demanded immediate release of the scribe. Senior Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken also demanded a judicial probe into the “serious sex-related allegations” against Chhattisgarh minister Rajesh Munat, which, he added, were being investigated by the journalist. Referring to Verma’s arrest, Maken said, “The Narendra Modi-led central government and the Chhattisgarh government have been attacking, squeezing press freedom. We strongly condemn Verma’s arrest and demand that he be released immediately and a judicial probe into…
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