The press body also expressed "extreme displeasure" at the statement made by the Rajasthan chief minister in December 2019 that only media outlets that publish positive news about the government would be given ads.
The IJU condemned reported attempt by an official at Karnataka Chief Minister’s Office to bribe a dozen-odd journalists by giving cash gifts ranging between Rs 1 and 2.5 lakh on Diwali.
If the new law is implemented, then the digital news publishers will have to apply for registration and will be required to do so within 90 days of the law coming into effect.
Justice Desai had recently headed the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was set up to redraw the assembly constituencies of the Union Territory.