By PTI
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister and senior BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Sunday stated these alleging violation of press freedom neglect that the governments of the saffron celebration had “never imposed any ban” on any media organisation, “nor curtailed” anybody’s proper to free speech.
Whereas the Congress authorities had even amended the Constitution to curb free speech, he stated whereas referring to the modification of Article 19 in 1951.
Speaking at a conclave organised by RSS-linked weekly “Panchjanya”, Singh stated a debate has once more began within the nation concerning freedom of expression.
“The interesting thing is that those who allege the violation of media freedom today forget that whether it is Atalji’s (former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) government or (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji’s government, they never imposed any ban on any media house, nor curtailed anyone’s right to free speech and expression in any manner,” he added.
Hitting out on the Congress, the veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated your complete historical past of the grand previous celebration is “replete with incidents of violation of all kinds of freedoms”.
“The Congress government had even amended the Constitution to curb free speech. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others,” he stated.
Singh additionally underlined that the media is the fourth pillar of democracy and its freedom is “very important for a strong and vibrant democracy”.
Talking concerning the bans and restrictions imposed on “Panchjanya” prior to now, the defence minister stated the repeated crackdown on the weekly related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was not solely an “attack on nationalistic journalism but also a complete violation of freedom of expression”.
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister and senior BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Sunday stated these alleging violation of press freedom neglect that the governments of the saffron celebration had “never imposed any ban” on any media organisation, “nor curtailed” anybody’s proper to free speech.
Whereas the Congress authorities had even amended the Constitution to curb free speech, he stated whereas referring to the modification of Article 19 in 1951.
Speaking at a conclave organised by RSS-linked weekly “Panchjanya”, Singh stated a debate has once more began within the nation concerning freedom of expression.
“The interesting thing is that those who allege the violation of media freedom today forget that whether it is Atalji’s (former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) government or (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji’s government, they never imposed any ban on any media house, nor curtailed anyone’s right to free speech and expression in any manner,” he added.
Hitting out on the Congress, the veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief stated your complete historical past of the grand previous celebration is “replete with incidents of violation of all kinds of freedoms”.
“The Congress government had even amended the Constitution to curb free speech. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others,” he stated.
Singh additionally underlined that the media is the fourth pillar of democracy and its freedom is “very important for a strong and vibrant democracy”.
Talking concerning the bans and restrictions imposed on “Panchjanya” prior to now, the defence minister stated the repeated crackdown on the weekly related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was not solely an “attack on nationalistic journalism but also a complete violation of freedom of expression”.
