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New Delhi: Veteran journalist and former union minister Arun Shourie addresses a protest at press club of India in New Delhi against the CBI raids on news channel NDTV in an alleged financial fraud case.
Calling the CBI raids an attempt by the government to exert “overt pressure” on the media, the noted journalist said non-cooperation and boycott of ministers were essential ways to fight for freedom of the press.
Shourie Said it was wrong to assume one could buy peace with the government by publishing articles of the ministers or running their interviews on TV.
Shourie also urged the journalists to redouble works that annoys the government.” News is what the government wants to hide. You should excavate that”
He said boycotting the ministers and not cooperating with them were ways to fight for freedom of press. ” Do not call them to your functions.
