Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the arrest of senior journalist Arnab Goswami as "blatant misuse of power" and said on Wednesday that "the attack on freedom of the press must be opposed". Targeting that he has once again tarnished democracy, and today's incident reminded him of the Emergency.
The police arrested Goswami from his Mumbai home in the morning for allegedly abetting a 53-year-old interior designer for suicide. Shah tweeted, alleging, "Congress and its allies have once again tarnished democracy." The blatant abuse of power against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami is an attack on the Khahet pillar of personal freedom and democracy. ”He alleged,“ The incident is a reminder of the Emergency. This attack on freedom of the press must be opposed, ''