National Emergency: How Congress Muzzled Freedom of Press
Freedom of the press is not explicitly mentioned in article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution. In the Constituent Assembly debates, it was made clear by Dr.
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Freedom of the press is not explicitly mentioned in article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution. In the Constituent Assembly debates, it was made clear by Dr.
Freedom of the press is not explicitly mentioned in article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution. In the Constituent Assembly debates, it was made clear by Dr.
Demonstrations and protests against Government policies and the subsequent police brutality in the recent RRB NTPC vacancies’ results have once again brought the words “Dissent” and “Protest” in limelight.
Sections that give the police the power to disperse a crowd with force have been abused, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
In the recent case the Election Commission brought against the Madras high court, the Supreme Court has once again upheld that media is well within its right to report on what transpires in the courts when it serves the public interest.