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Rajya Sabha TV - The Big Picture - NDTV Ban: Media freedom and National interest
Guests- Indira Jaising, Sr Lawyer, Supreme Court;Jayadev Ranade, Former Raw Additional Secy; Prof. Madhav Nalapat, Political Analyst; Prem Shankar Jha, Senior Journalist; Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor, CNN News18
Anchor: Girish Nikam
Air Date: November 7, 2016

The vicious attacks on Hindu homes, establishments and temples since October 30 indicates an increase in the level of bigotry among certain sections of the society.

7th Nov, 2016: The National Alliance of People’s Movements unequivocally condemns the high-handedness of the BJP-led Central Govt. for its unprecedented assault on the freedom of press, latest being the one-day selective ban on NDTV-India, and thereby assault on the country’s right to know, right to question, right to dissent and the very right to democracy.

Mr. Modi, we would like to invite you to visit Fukushima and see its condition firsthand. The destroyed reactor, the towns where people can no longer live that have become like abandoned towns, the mountains of radioactive rubble, the towering incinerators, and children who can no longer play freely outside. After you have seen the reality of Fukushima, then we urge you to think carefully about the nuclear cooperation agreement.

The charge against NDTV India is patently absurd. It did not reveal any information of strategic importance that was not already in the public domain and was not reported by other news channels and newspapers.