Arnab Goswami arrested: 'Reminder of Congress culture' says Uttarakhand CM Rawat

As nation witnessed blatant abuse of power by Mumbai Police which barged into residence of Republic Media Network's editor in chief Arnab Goswami and arrested him early morning on Wednesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has called it an attack on freedom of media and said that arrest of Arnab Goswami is a "reminder of Congress culture" which h caused Emergency in 1975.

" arrest of Arnab Goswami of Republic Channel is an attack on expression and freedom of press. It is a reminder of Congress culture that reminds me of days of Emergency. I condemn shutting down of voice of honest journalists in a democracy," Rawat tweeted in Hindi.

Even Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwani Kumar Choubey has condemned blatant abuse of power calling it a reminder of Emergency.

"Senior journalist Arnab Goswami has been arrested by Mumbai Police on way. Is unfortunate. Such an event is a reminder of Emergency. I have been a victim of emergency. character of Congress has been to assault on freedom of expression. incident is condemnable," Ashwini Kumar Choubey tweeted in Hindi.

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Witchhunt continues

This brutal abuse of power has followed after witchhunt by Mumbai Police and Maharashtra Government against Republic as it relentlessly pursued Palghar Shus Lynching case and Sushant Singh Rajput death case and strongly opposed laxity in investigation by Mumbai Police and alleged coverup in mentioned cases. Mumbai Police has been planting cases after cases on Republic and Arnab Goswami. Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in his latest news plant called Arnab " biggest hawala operator in city of Mumbai" after he failed to implicate Republic Media Network in falsely implanted TRP matter. Republic's manment & editorial staff have endured over 150 hours of questioning in a variety of cases that are beyond TRP matter. journalists maintained that y won’t reveal ir sources. Param Bir Singh led Mumbai Police h filed an FIR on entire editorial team of Network invoking a 1922 British Raj-era law that h last been used in Emergency-era.

From Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Pras and S Jaishankar have expressed ir outr against arrest of Arnab Goswami and attack on freedom of media. Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) has also condemned assault and arrest and asked government to 'desist from witch-hunting of Arnab Goswami and Republic'. IFWJ slammed Mumbai Police for its inhuman treatment towards Editor in Chief of Republic even after news organisation and all its employees h cooperated in all of prior investigations. Furr, IFWJ highlighted that Arnab and team h been 'trenchantly criticising Mumbai Police and Maharashtra government' over ir inaction in Palghar shu lynching case and Sushant Singh Rajput death probe. 

Police has also detained Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) protestors who were protesting outside Mantralaya to oppose fascist move of state government and a vendetta against Republic Media Network.

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