Freedom of Speech

Amit Shah mentioned how the political environment has been deteriorating in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee's rule. The Home Minister also added that the Mamata Banerjee-led government has been threatening and intimidating journalists for exposing her government's failure.

The 23c May order also indirectly bans all criticism of the Maharashtra government led by Uddhhav Thackeray as one of the clauses in the prohibitory order says that messages that incite “mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control Covid-19” will also be acted against.

The broadcast of the channel Calcutta News was stopped on various cable networks in Kolkata and surrounding areas.

The Congress party lamenting over lack of freedom for the press to express their opinion in the country is just paradoxical

Bollywood entertainer Payal Rohatgi was arrested by Rajasthan Police over alleged remarks on Jawaharlal Nehru and his family.

A complaint was filed against S Jaikanth, admin of Facebook page 'Troll Maga', for allegedly posting abusive and insulting posts against former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, CM HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy. 

The Police have also booked a case against a minor boy who will be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act.

However, the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla did not accept the breach of privilege motion submitted by the Trinamool MP.

Reporting those who celebrated Pulwama attacks appear to be a bigger crime than the ones who actually celebrated those attacks

Priyanka Sharma, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, was arrested on May 10 by the West Bengal Police under section 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of the Information Technology Act for posting a meme of CM Mamata Banerjee